
CTAs drag down hedge fund returns
The market reversal in early February took a heavy toll on CTAs and they are down almost 5 per cent on a month to date basis, according to the Lyxor CTA index. Other measures of CTA performance point to a

The market reversal in early February took a heavy toll on CTAs and they are down almost 5 per cent on a month to date basis, according to the Lyxor CTA index. Other measures of CTA performance point to a

The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index slumped 0.63 per cent in May as hedge fund managers struggled to generate returns during the risk-off month. The Trump administration’s decision to raise tariffs on USD200 billion of Chinese imports signalled the escalation of

LRI Group, the leading independent investment services company, in partnership with TAO Alternatives has announced that the TAO Alternatives liquid alternative investment strategy has exceeded EUR500 million in assets under Management (AuM) in February 2018 on LRI Group’s UCITS platform.
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for July 2019 measured 0.42 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.38 per cent in August. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for August

Hedge funds had another positive month in July, returning 0.44 per cent according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index was up 0.66 per cent in July. Hedge funds continue to

The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.55 per cent in July, underperforming the 0.77 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The

The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark generated 2.18 per cent in January. This is the strongest start to a calendar year since 2013 (+3.49 per cent) and the highest return in a single calendar month since July 2016 (+2.24 per

The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for January 2018 measured 2.99 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index meanwhile, advanced 0.92 per cent in February. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for

In line with the broader hedge fund market, Alternative UCITS funds profited from the rising volatility in fixed income and equity markets towards the end of the month. The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS index advanced with +0.93 per cent, the

Asian hedge funds posted strong gains in 2017, with the HFRI China Index topping the Shanghai Composite Index by the widest margin in a calendar year since Index inception in 2008, according to the latest HFR Asian Hedge Fund Industry