Hedge fund managers have got off to a strong start in 2015. Following a year which saw the average hedge fund deliver returns of 3.78%, managers have already returned 2.52% on average two months into the year. Given that performance
Market headlines were focused on the greenback last week, and how its current strength could impact the Fed’s future path of monetary policy. The dollar has been on a surge for some time now, underpinned by robust US economic data,
The hedge fund industry produced an aggregate return of 1.93% in February, the industry’s best monthly performance since February of last year, according to eVestment’s February 2015 Hedge Fund Performance report. The primary driver of hedge fund returns in February
As of early March, the buoyant performance of hedge funds continues unabated. The Lyxor Hedge Fund index is up 2.4% year to date, and several patterns observed over recent weeks have proved persistent.
Hedge fund capital invested in emerging markets fell at the end of 2014 from the record level established in Q3 on a combination of performance losses and investor outflows concentrated in funds with exposure to Russia. The HFRI EM: Russia/Eastern
Hedge Funds ended February on a good note (+0.8%), confirming the positive momentum witnessed since the start of the year. As of the end of February, the Lyxor Hedge Fund Index is up 2.2% year to date, with 80% of
Whilst the Federal Reserve kept an overall dovish tone in its latest minutes released on Wednesday, Fed officials have started discussing the timing of a rate hike due to renewed confidence in the US economic recovery. At this stage, an
In the context of the release of the inflation report on Feb 12th, the BoE decided to remove the effective 0.5% floor for its benchmark interest rate. The December inflation figure, at 0.5% yoy, was actually the lowest number registered
In an extract from the recently released 2015 Preqin Global Private Equity & Venture Capital Report, we analyze the results of Preqin’s latest survey of private equity and venture capital fund managers in order to gauge their concerns, views and
After a strong start to the year, hedge funds paused for breath in early February, with the Lyxor Hedge Fund index falling 0.4% for the week. Trend reversals in oil prices (up 15% during the period) and in the USD
