Hedge funds lost 0.09 per cent in March, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is up 1.39 per cent year to date. “Global equity markets experienced their version of March Madness as fears of Russian
Assets in the hedge fund industry invested through managed accounts will reach USD790bn by 2011, up from USD468bn in 2009, according to research by Tabb Group. The survey of 62 US hedge funds also found that 77 per cent cited
Asia-focused hedge funds continued to build on strong gains posted in the first half of 2009, with the HFRI Emerging Markets: Asia ex-Japan Index returning nearly nine per cent in the third quarter, according to data from Hedge Fund Research.
Hedge funds monitored by Australian Fund Monitors returned 2.43 per cent in September, taking year-to-date performance to 14.75 per cent. The ASX200 returned 5.90 per cent in September and has a YTD performance of 27.43 per cent. The strength of
PGGM Vermogensbeheer has appointed Citi as the depository bank for its range of alternative investment funds. The appointment extends the existing long-standing relationship between the two. Citi established its depositary facility in the Netherlands in July 2013 following the
Edhec-Risk Institute and CFA Institute are reinforcing their executive education partnership (initiated in 2008 with the Advances in Asset Allocation Seminar) by offering the Advances in Equity Portfolio Construction Seminar. The course aims to provide investment practitioners with the tools
Och-Ziff Capital Management made a GAAP net loss of USD80m, or USD1.02 per basic and USD1.06 per diluted class A share, for the third quarter ended 30 September 2009. This compares to a GAAP Net Loss of USD69.4m, or USD0.94
Abbey Capital, the Irish owned alternative investment manager, has taken its global macro multi-manager fund passed the USD100m milestone. The Abbey Capital Macro Fund, which reached its two year track record in October this year, recently moved to weekly liquidity.
Covenant Financial Services, the management company for the Covenant family of target-return, global macro hedge funds and separately managed accounts, has changed its trade name to “Covenant Global Investors.” The change was made to better reflect the firm’s current position
The S&P GSCI increased 5.87 per cent in October as all five major sectors improved on the month, according to Standard & Poor’s. The S&P GSCI Energy Index led the way with a 7.05 per cent gain in October, boosting
