Preqin research shows that the number of public pension systems investing in hedge funds has increased significantly over the past four years. There are now 295 public pension plans worldwide known to be allocating to hedge funds, up from 196
Almost three quarters of hedge fund investors rank a fund’s compliance and regulatory framework as the top priority for 2013, according to Deutsche Bank’s Hedge Fund Consulting Group’s second annual operational due diligence survey. The survey polled investors globally representing
Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Ltd, manager of Dynamic Funds has announced a series consolidation for Dynamic Power Hedge Fund whereby Series A units and Series F units of the fund will be reclassified into Series C units and Series
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of 1.10% in February 2011. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Equity Variable Bias Index (2.30%), Lyxor Special Situations Index (1.88%), and Lyxor L/S Equity Market Neutral
Long/short equity strategies look set to benefit from decreasing levels of correlation between securities, according to funds-of-hedge-fund (FOHF) managers interviewed by Standard & Poor’s Fund Services in its latest sector update. “As correlation falls, FOHF managers are anticipating that
Northern Trust (Nasdaq:NTRS) has been appointed by Stenham Asset Management, a leading global fund of hedge funds manager with USD3.5 billion in hedge fund assets under management to provide custody, fund administration, credit and foreign exchange services. Stenham Asset Management
The Greenwich Composite Investable Index gained 0.60% in January to begin 2011 on a positive note. Equity markets gave little pause in January and moved to fresh highs in the US and Europe. Most hedge funds captured the upside move
The results of the latest Blue Ink All South African Hedge Fund Composite (BIC), which tracks the performance of around 100 hedge funds in South Africa, reveals that Hedge Funds outperformed the All Share Index (ALSI) by almost 10% over
Hedge funds redeemed an estimated USD15.2 billion (0.9% of assets) in January 2012 – the highest outflow since July 2009 – while underperforming the S&P 500 by 110 basis points for the month, according to research by BarclayHedge and TrimTabs
Hedge funds gained 0.52% in January according latest figures for the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “Equity markets in the USA and across Europe continued to rally for a fifth consecutive month,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president
