Australian hedge funds rose by an estimated 3.03 per cent in March, taking the year-to-date performance to 1.72 per cent, according to Australian Fund Monitors. Equity based funds rose 4.03 per cent in March and 2.24 per cent YTD. Non
A number of policy-makers have blamed the decade-long rise in commodity prices and recent market volatility on the growing influence of financial investors and called for new regulation restricting their participation in commodity markets. Market financialisation has also led investors
SkyBridge Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the fund of hedge funds, hedge fund seeding and hedge fund advisory businesses from Citi Alternative Investments, with total investments under management and advisory of USD4.2bn. SkyBridge says the transaction
“Real asset” and commodity equities have significantly outperformed core equities and commodity futures respectively, with comparable volatility, and have beaten inflation more frequently than core equities and commodities over a rolling five-year investment horizon. Accessing real assets through equities, S&P
NYSE Liffe, the Europe-based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, is launching malting barley futures and options on 10 May 2010. The NYSE Liffe Malting Barley Contract, which will encompass malting barley from any European origin in a 50-tonne lot size,
The hedge fund industry posted an estimated inflow of USD16.6bn, or 1.1 per cent of assets, in February 2010, according to TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge. Hedge funds showed a positive return in each of the past 12 months, and
Partners Group Fund Services has sold 100 per cent of its stock to Sciens Fund of Funds Management in a cash and earn-out transaction. Partners Group Fund Services operates a Guernsey-based platform of hedge fund managed accounts which is regulated
Gottex Fund Management’s flagship market neutral strategies are well ahead of their benchmarks as of the end of Q3 2011, according to the company’s latest trading statement. And Gottex’s alternative credit strategy outperformed its index by over 6%. Total fee
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index recorded a positive performance of 2.12 per cent in March 2010. The top performing strategies over the month were CTAs long term (+4.84 per cent), L/S credit arbitrage (+3.85 per cent) and fixed income arbitrage
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 3.05 per cent in March, bringing the return for the year to date to 3.50 per cent. The S&P 500 increased 5.88 per cent in March (4.87 per cent YTD), while the Dow Jones
