The Castlewood Select Opportunity Fund posted a 6.5 per cent return net of fees and expenses for the second-quarter. According to Mark Wittenstei (pictured), Managing Partner of the Castlewood Select Funds, this puts Castlewood up 10.3 per cent through the
The FERI funds OptoFlex and EquityFlex on LRI Group’s UCITS Platform have achieved a total of EUR1 billion in total assets over all share classes. Carsten Hermann, Head of Investment Management at FERI Trust, says: “We are very happy about
The Saemor Europe Alpha Fund posted a modest decline of 0.4 per cent in June, bringing the year-to-date return to a positive 2.1 per cent. Most factors in the firm’s multi factor model did reasonably well in June, but the
Hedge funds gained in June as the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and oil prices extended sharp declines, while equity market volatility remained near historic lows, according to data released today by HFR. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index
Preqin’s latest research examines two ways of defining emerging hedge funds (EHFs); ‘small’ first-time funds with USD300 million or less in AUM, or ‘new’ first-time funds with a three-year track record or less. Preqin finds that each group has posted
Gondor Capital’s two hedge funds continued to outperform in May firms’ domestic hedge fund Gondor Partners, LP climbing 9.68 per cent through May (+1.26 per cent MTD), beating its benchmarks, with the S&P 500 gaining 8.66 per cent and HFRX
The Libero Development Fund has beaten its objective of a return of 12 per cent net per annum for investors, returning 12.6 per cent. Founded by asset management professionals Mary Murphy (pictured), and Iain Cahill, the fund is now in
Returns from Quaero Capital’s Infrastructure Securities strategy have taken off after the manager backed Europe’s outperforming airports. The Airports sector was up by over 10 per cent in the last month. Spanish operator Aena was up 11 per cent, and
The Guernsey funds sector enjoyed its largest growth in four years during the first quarter of 2017. The latest figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission show that the net asset value of funds under management and administration in the
The first half of the year has seen a sharp divergence in returns between Event Driven and Global Macro strategies. These dynamics were also at play last week and so far this month, with Event-Driven extending gains and Macro funds
