Net sales of UCITS and AIFs totalled EUR47 billion in March 2018, up from EUR25 billion in February, according to the latest Investment Funds Industry Fact Sheet from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA). UCITS registered net sales
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index registered its strongest outperformance relative to underlying markets since February 2009, outperforming the MSCI AC World Index by 6.11 per cent in February. Long volatility and tail risk hedge funds led the performance tables in
Widening deal spreads in March-April translated into an underperformance of Merger Arbitrage in early Q2, but the strategy recovered in May along with the tightening of deal spreads, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team.
Guernsey’s funds industry is seeing a number of new inquiries so far this year and expects to see a rise in the value of the sector before the end of the year, following a decline in the first quarter’s statistics.
Hedge funds focused on the Middle East and Russia/Eastern Europe led Emerging Markets (EM) hedge fund performance through early 2018, as the US Dollar strengthened and the US Federal Reserve continued increasing interest rates. The HFRI Emerging Markets (Total)
Hedge fund losses picked up in February with the industry down 2.81 per cent for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index was
The latest monthly hedge fund brief from Lyxor highlights that hedge fund performance since the end of March has been flat, according to several benchmarks. The industry has deleveraged during the market turbulence in February and March and has thus
Hedge funds registered their strongest outperformance relative to underlying markets since February 2009, outperforming the MSCI AC World Index IMI (Local) by 6.18 per cent in February. Long Volatility/Tail Risk hedge funds led the performance tables and have outshined most
Merger arbitrage is proving the most resilient hedge fund strategy amid the continued global volatility sparked by the coronavirus outbreak, according to Lyxor Asset Management. Merger arb strategies were down just 0.4 per cent since the 18 February equity peak,
Hedge funds posted mixed performance in February, led by fixed income-based Relative Value Arbitrage strategies, as global equities and commodities suffered steep declines on spreading coronavirus contagion fears. The investable HFRI 500 Relative Value Index gained +0.8 per cent for the
