Hedge fund confidence at highest level “in many years” as industry enjoys renaissance among investors Submitted By Hugh Leask | 14/07/2021 - 10:53am Hedge funds are in a buoyant mood heading into the second half of the year, boosted by impressive Q2 performances and increased capital inflows, according to a key industry confidence metric. The latest Hedge Fund Confidence Index – published jointly by the Alternative Investment Management Association, Simmons & Simmons and Seward & Kissel – shows industry optimism continued to grow in the second quarter of 2021, having earlier surged 40 per cent in Q1.