Despite a strong start to the year, which saw Q1 2019 average hedge fund performance hit +5.34 per cent, investors continued to pull money from the sector, redeeming an estimated USD13.69 billion in March, according to the March 2019 eVestment
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2019 measured 2.51 per cent, down from 3.49 per cent in March. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2019 of 2.51 per cent reflects a lower level of redemption notices compared with
Hedge fund flows turned positive in February, as a January stock market rebound, hopeful signs in US-China trade talks and indications of a pause in US interest rate hikes spurred investors to reverse a five-month trend of net redemptions. The
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 1.06 per cent in March, bringing its year-to-date return to 4.36 per cent – the strongest Q1 performance of the hedge fund industry since the global financial crisis. Roughly half of the hedge fund
MFS reached top spot in Scope’s large asset-manager ranking for the first time in the first quarter of 2019, while Lupus Alpha, a first-time entrant, went straight to number one in the small-manager ranking. MFS Investment Management reached the number
Hedge funds continued their winning ways in March with a third straight month of positive returns. March’s hedge fund return was 0.67 per cent, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for January 2018 measured 2.20 per cent, down from 4.18 per cent in December. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for January was 2.20 per cent, down from 2.60 per cent for the same period a year
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The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for March 2019 measured 0.60 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 0.80 per cent in April. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index of -0.80 per
A total of 21 new liquid alternative funds were launched in Q4 2017, including 11 Equity Hedge Funds and five Multi-Strategy Funds, according to the Wilshire Funds Management Q4 Liquid Alternatives Industry Monitor. Additionally, there were nine liquidations. The
