North America-focused hedge funds recovered from a 0.69 per cent loss in October to post returns of 2.89 per cent in November, the best performance of any region. This takes North America funds’ 2016 YTD performance to 9.09 per cent,
Hedge fund launches declined in the third quarter, as funds again posted steady gains following the Brexit vote and leading into the surprise US Presidential election results. New launches totalled 170 in Q3 2016, down from 200 in the prior
The ongoing performance difficulties experienced by CTAs in the current market are having a negative effect on investor demand, according to the Preqin Quarterly Update: Hedge Funds, Q1 2017. CTAs suffered losses of 0.30 per cent in Q1 2017 and
The past week has been adverse for global macro and CTA hedge fund strategies, according to Lyxor’s latest Weekly Brief. This has taken place in the context of the announcement of general elections in the UK, which translated into trend
Total hedge fund industry capital increased to a third consecutive quarterly record in the first quarter of 2017, as investors increased allocations to event driven and quantitative, trend-following systematic macro strategies. Industry assets ended Q1 2017 at USD3.07 trillion, a
Rational Funds, a family of funds rooted in the investment philosophy of applying a rational approach to investing, has converted its first hedge fund to a mutual fund product. The Rational Dynamic Momentum Fund (RDMIX), which was converted from Chesapeake
As 2017 unfolds hedge funds are facing erratic asset growth, passive investments are grabbing attention and assets, redemptions are making headlines, fees are under pressure and performance is only just beginning to show signs of life, all amid fierce competition.
Hedge funds proved resilient during last week, most strategies being positive despite political and geopolitical stress including tensions between the US and North Korea. CTA funds were the downside exception, dragged by their long in equities and shorts in energy.
The hedge fund industry continued its positive start to the year with another month of gains in March with the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark recording returns of 0.68 per cent through the month, building on gains of 1.01 per
Although the macroeconomic picture for Europe has been muted in the past 24 months, the continent’s alternatives industry is moving from strength to strength, according to Preqin’s second annual Alternatives in Europe report in published in partnership with Amundi. 2018
