Global Investment House’s Mayur Hedge Fund, a long short absolute return growth oriented fund with a net long bias, has reported a 49 per cent return for the first six months ending 30 June 2014. That return makes it the
Swiss alternative investment company ALTIN’s portfolio generated positive returns over the first half of 2014 with a return of 3.43 per cent, outperforming the HFRI FoF Composite index which recorded 1.53 per cent for the same period. The period was
Hedge funds ended the week in negative territory, concluding a tough quarter for alternative strategies, according to Lyxor’s managed account platform research team. The performance drivers of Q3 were once again running at full tilt last week: choppy equity markets,
The second part of a report released by Deutsche Bank in September 2014 reveals that investor allocations to US alternative mutual funds currently stand at 24 per cent; up from last year’s figure of 13 per cent. The report, entitled
Frankfurt-based Tungsten Capital Management’s Artificial Intelligence CTA programme, which was taken live 12 months ago, has delivered strong returns. The firm's UCITS CTA Tungsten TRYCON Basic Invest HAIG had previously been managed as a trend follower like most of its
Hedge funds continued to navigate current turbulences last week with reduced direct or indirect exposures, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset team. Lyxor says that the most decorrelating strategies continued to lead amid heightened uncertainties. CTAs
Hedge funds posted mixed performance in June as trade tensions increased around fluid tariff negotiations and proposals, while the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates and M&A activity remained strong. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) declined -0.46 per
Hedge funds were down 0.32 per cent in June ending the first half of 2018 on a flat note with a 0.06 per cent gain. In contrast, the MSCI World Index (Local) was down 0.01 per cent as of June
Hedge Funds lost 0.31 per cent in June according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, versus a 0.62 per cent increase in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Year to date, the Barclay Index is up 0.69 per cent,
Risk-on sentiment bolstered hedge funds’ returns last week with Lyxor’s Global Hedge Fund Index up 0.3 per cent. The most directional strategies outperformed, including L/S Equity along with Special Situations strategies. Other strategies though, were flat. The rise
