Hedge funds were up 0.64 per cent in April with 2017 year-to-date gains coming in at 3.00 per cent, according to the Eurekahedge report for May. Investor appetite for hedge funds has picked up pace since the start of
The hedge fund industry posted overall returns of 2.17 per cent in July, the fifth consecutive month of positive performance and largest cumulative period of gains since May 2013, with the industry returning 6.96 per cent since the beginning of
Hedge funds advanced 1.83 per cent in July, according to the gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index. Hedge fund flows, meanwhile, as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index, advanced 0.69 per cent in August.
CTAs outperformed last week on the back of supportive risk appetite conditions, according to Lyxor’s latest Hedge Fund Weekly Brief. Global macro funds also delivered positive returns as the USD regained its upward trend. On a negative note,
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned 0.76 per cent in April, its sixth consecutive month of gains, taking 2017 YTD and 12-month performance to 3.99 per cent and 10.67 per cent respectively. In contrast to the wider benchmark, macro
April 2017 was an exceptional month for the alternative UCITS market in terms of capital inflow, according to the latest LuxHedge Alternative UCITS Overview report. Total assets under management grew by EUR15 billion (+3.5 per cent), which represents the second
Investors redeemed a net USD20.70 billion from hedge funds in June, bringing Q2 net flows to negative USD10.68 billion and H1 2016 net flows to negative USD27.95 billion, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Industry Asset Flow Report. As a
Garraway Capital Management, the London-based asset management firm has announced that Garraway Financial Trends is now available via platform provider Nucleus Financial, the wrap platform founded in 2006 by advisers. “Garraway Financial Trends is now available on thirteen platforms and
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 1.07 per cent in April, with seven out of 10 Lyxor indices in positive territory, according to the firm's latest Alternative Investment Industry Barometer. Bottom-up strategies outperformed, supported by the improvement of the alpha
Independent fund research company Fitz Partners gives an insight into the calculations of funds’ performance fees and their choice of benchmarks in the latest edition of its Performance Fee Benchmarking Report and Database. Hugues Gillibert (pictured), chief executive officer of
