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Hedge fund managers benefit from equity upturn, says index providers

Average hedge fund returns recovered in May on the back of an overall recovery in equity markets during the month, according to index providers Edhec, Greenwich Alternative Investments and »


Managed futures maintain 2008 gains as Barclay CTA Index rises 1.37 per cent in May

Managed futures rebounded in May after two consecutive losing months, gaining 1.37 per cent, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based index provider BarclayHedg »


Barclay Hedge Fund Index gains 1.91 per cent in May as short bias funds slip

Hedge funds gained 1.91 per cent in May, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based BarclayHedge, which reported that the only losing strategy last month w »


Dow Jones sees most hedge fund strategies regain ground in May

Five of the six hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted net-of-fees gains in May. »


Hedge funds gain 2.21 per cent in May, says Hennessee

Index provider and adviser to hedge fund investors Hennessee Group has reported that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index gained 2.21 per cent in May, but remains fract »


Hedge funds see USD5.9bn outflows in April, but CTA assets continue to soar

Hedge funds suffered an estimated capital outflow of USD5.9bn in April, the first since the industry saw outflows of USD2bn in December 2005 and the largest since USD6.1bn in October 2001, »


Institutional investment managers set to increase hedge fund allocations by up to 50 per cent

Institutional investment managers are set to increase their hedge fund allocations by 25 to 50 per cent over the next couple of years, according to Christopher C. »


Hedgeweek Comment: AIG's hedge fund seeding is right on cue

What a novel idea. The asset management arm of giant insurer AIG is forming a partnership with a hedge fund investment group to seed emerging hedge funds. »


AIG Investments and Larch Lane partner to seed emerging hedge funds

AIG Investments and Larch Lane Advisors, the alternative investment affiliate of Old Mutual Asset Management, have formed a joint venture to make seed investments in hedge funds.< »


Thames River Hedge+ raises barely half GBP200m target for new share issue

The board of Thames River Multi Hedge PCC, a closed-ended Guernsey-domiciled protected cell company, has received applications for GBP106.6m in new shares through the placing and offer for »


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