In November 2011, Aksia LLC (Aksia), an independent hedge fund research and advisory firm, published its 2012 Hedge Fund Manager Survey (Survey) in which it solicited predictions for 2012 from 125 hedge fund managers managing approximately $800 billion in assets and employing various investment strategies.  Thirty-eight percent of the respondents employ long-short equity strategies, 26% employ event-driven strategies, 18% employ relative value strategies and 18% employ tactical trading strategies.  Among other things, the respondents made predictions about market and investment strategy performance, economic growth projections and various scenarios with respect to the European financial crisis.  The respondents also shared their views on policymakers’ handling of the global financial crisis as well as the impact of market correlation and new financial regulations on their investment strategies.  Notably, respondents opined on hedge fund industry specific practices, such as the use of hedges for tail risk, portfolio transparency, movement of balances away from counterparties and the availability of financing in 2011.  This article summarizes the Survey’s findings.