The hedge fund industry saw its lengthy run of positive performance taper off in October, as funds recorded net returns of just 0.01 per cent, according to data released by Preqin. Most leading strategies recorded modest gains, with credit strategy
Close to three quarters of investors expect their hedge fund portfolios to perform better in 2017 versus 2016, according to Deutsche Bank’s 15th annual Alternative Investment Survey. Performance-based gains are expected to drive industry assets to reach USD3.14 trillion by
Hedge funds extended recent gains in February, as global equity markets rallied and all main strategies produced broad-based gains, led by equity hedge funds specialising in healthcare and technology. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) advanced 1.0 per cent
Investors redeemed an estimated net USD5.2 billion from hedge funds in January 2017, far below the USD19.3 billion removed in January 2016, according to eVestment’s Hedge Fund Industry Asset Flow Report. Total industry AUM now stands at USD3.033 trillion.
The alternative assets industry reached a record size as of the end of 2016, according to the latest performance analysis data released by Preqin examining assets under management, horizon returns, public market equivalents and top performing funds. Hedge funds saw
All seven of MV Index Solutions’ (MVIS) investable Long/Short Equity Indices recorded positive performance in August. The MVIS Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Index led the way with a return of 0.80 per cent followed by the MVIS Global Long/Short Equity
Recently released data on hedge fund flows confirm that investors are currently divesting from CTAs. As usual, outflows tend to track recent underperformance with a lag, which can be substantial at times. Between late August 2016 and late August 2017,
Preqin’s latest survey of hedge fund managers finds that they are adopting a bearish attitude in the second half of 2017, despite indications that fundraising and performance environments may be improving. Net inflows to hedge funds totalled USD25 billion in
Adding leverage to an alternative investment fund does not necessarily increase the risk, according to a study by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and the CAIA Association. The AIMA/CAIA study suggests that there is no direct relationship between hedge
The value of assets invested in alternative UCITS funds has increased by 26 per cent annually since the financial crisis of 2008, according to Deutsche Bank Global Prime Finance’s 2016 Alternative UCITS Survey. In this year’s survey, 130 institutional investors
