The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 0.20 per cent in the first half of 2010, while the broader markets had their worst half since 2008. The S&P 500 Index decreased 7.57 per cent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 6.27
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.59% in June, but year-to-date performance as of June 2010 is up 0.09%. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor L/S Equity Short Bias Index (+1.88%), Lyxor Distressed Securities Index (+1.49%)
Standard and Poor’s has revealed in its latest review that funds-of- hedge-funds managers have continued to build on absolute performance in
June proved to be an erratic month, with the UCITS HFS Index unable to gain traction following May’s losses.
Hong Kong-based Janchor Partners, run by John Ho, has topped USD100 million for its Jan
Alternative asset manager Oakley Alternative Investment Management is broadening its range of strategies with the launch of Oakley Opportunities Fund. The Oakley Opportunities Fund is the second fund of funds from the firm following the Oakley Absolute Return Fund. It
G2 Investment Group, the asset management firm started by J. Todd Morley, has entered into a partnership with Asset Oversight Services, an advisory and asset management firm focused on illiquid, private credit assets. The venture will be named G2 Asset
A survey of senior managers at hedge fund firms suggests the industry continues to recover from the global market crisis, as more than 82 per cent of respondents predict that there will be more fund launches this year than in
Galtere, the USD1bn New York-based alternative investment house, has launched a European arm. The firm has appointed Werner Schuenemann to manage the new operation, which is based in Zug, Switzerland. Schuenemann has assumed the newly created role of international head
