Stars were aligned for hedge funds in January, with most strategies ending in the black. The year starts with strong alpha generation and outperformance against major equity indices: the Lyxor HFI Index is up by 1.4% since 1 January, versus
Closed-end private real estate debt funds raised a total of USD20bn in capital in 2014, higher than in any other previous year. Andrew Moylan, Head of Real Assets Products at Preqin, comments on the state of private real estate fundraising
One of the inherent risks to investing in hedge funds is the inherent volatility of performance. A top fund today might be the worst tomorrow. In Preqin’s latest November Hedge Fund Spotlight report, which looks at this year’s top 100
Barring an unexpected global or financial event, hedge funds are positioned for another year of solid growth as institutional investors seek to gain alternative exposures to traditional equity and fixed income markets. That’s according to eVestment which expects asset flows into
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index continued to slide last week as global risk aversion was elevated, according to Philippe Ferreira Head of Research Managed Account Platform Lyxor Asset Management. Q4 2014 has been particularly difficult, with negative returns in December
The hedge fund industry took in USD250 million (0.01% of assets) in October, recovering from outflows of USD6.8 billion (0.2% of assets) in September, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs. “Hedge fund inflows have slowed dramatically in the second half of
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD5.1 billion (0.2 per cent of assets) in September, the largest outflow since December 2013 and only the second outflow this year, according to TrimTabs and BarclayHedge. “Hedge fund inflows slowed sharply in the third
Dallas-based investment management firm Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors has announced a 0.65 per cent expense cap on the Highland Global Allocation Fund (HCOAX). Highland’s Global Allocation Fund (HCOAX) is a best in class strategy that invests across multiple asset
Total assets in hedge funds decreased 1.5 per cent in September to USD3.012 trillion, according to the latest Hedge Fund Asset Flows report from eVestment. Performance accounted for the majority of the USD46.7 billion decline, but investor redemptions outpaced new
Preqin looks at the performance of hedge funds in Q3 2014 and in 2014 so far. Please click here to download Preqin's Hedge Fund Performance Update: Q3 2014
