Saemor Capital’s Europe Alpha Fund lost 2.6 per cent in April, bringing the YTD performance to -10.6 per cent. Most of the losses came from strong performances in the fund’s short book. As equity markets and commodity prices continued their
Hedge fund capital declined in Q1 2016, as volatile markets and early quarter performance resulted in falling investor risk tolerance and led to redemptions from underperforming strategies, according to the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report. Total global hedge
Man Group has reported funds under management (FUM) of USD78.6 billion as at 31 March 2016, down slightly from the company’s 31 December total of USD78.7 billion. Net inflows in the quarter totaled USD0.5 billion, comprising sales of USD5.1 billion and
Increased confidence in the Channel Islands’ funds sector is reflected in positive year-end figures from both Guernsey and Jersey, says Ogier funds partner Simon Schilder. The year-end figures for Guernsey funds under management and administration increased by 1.2 per cent
Hedge fund strategies outperformed equity markets in the first two months of 2016, according to the performance of IndexIQ’s IQ Hedge family of benchmark hedge fund replication indexes. “The volatility that characterised 2015 and the start of 2016 continued through
Drawing on data compiled for the 2016 Preqin Global Hedge Fund Report, Preqin has created league tables of hedge funds that have most consistently delivered strong, stable performance. These league tables do not seek in any way to endorse these
The top 10 hedge funds were hit hard by US stock market performance in Q4, according to the latest addition of the S&P Global Market Intelligence Hedge Fund Tracker, In total, the top funds managed approximately USD159 billion in Q4, down USD44 billion from Q3
Hedge funds returned -2.60 per cent in January as the asset class recorded its worst monthly performance since 2012, with macro hedge funds the only top-level strategy to post positive returns at 0.98 per cent, according to Preqin. In a
Renewed selling pressure has translated into sharp losses for risk assets lately, with the European banking sector at the forefront of the selloff, according to the latest Hedge Fund Brief from Lyxor. As usual in such episodes, equities, commodities and
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +1.1 per cent in October. Eight out of 11 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory. The Lyxor LS Equity Long Bias Index (+4.5 per cent), the Lyxor Special Situations Index (+3.5
