Hedge funds enjoyed their strongest demand in nine months in August as investors brushed off a global equities sell-off, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator. Data drawn from more than 5,000 hedge funds in the BarclayHedge database estimated that
AlphaCentric has surpassed USD2.5 billion in assets under management (AUM). This represents a 150 per cent increase in assets in 13 months. “AlphaCentric’s growth over the last four years is a testament to the strategies that we offer investors,” says
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index rallied 2.22 per cent in January, supported by the global equity market rally which resulted from the Fed’s dovish stance and optimism over potential progress in the US-China trade talks. The MSCI AC World Index
Hedge fund performance was dragged lower last week by high beta strategies such as L/S Equity and Special Situations, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. Low beta strategies such as Merger Arbitrage, Relative Value
GAM’s systematic alternative risk premia strategy has won an AUD275 million investment from an Australian superannuation pension fund. GAM’s alternative risk premia strategy typically targets around 15 risk premia strategies across the style categories of value, momentum and carry. The
The AQC1 Algert Global Equity Market Neutral Fund launched by Aquila Capital and San Francisco-based investment manager Algert Global LLC has returned 4.71 per cent to investors since its inception on 12 February 2018. The fund ranks among the top
Hedge fund redemptions reached USD42.3 billion in December, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator, published by BarclayHedge, the largest monthly outflow in at least five years. Data from the nearly 6,000 funds included in the BarclayHedge database showed the
The MJ Hudson Allenbridge Alternative Risk Premia Fund Review 2019 estimates that there are now from USD150 billion to USD200 billion of assets in global alternative risk premia funds following a long/short, multi-strategy approach. This estimate excludes strategy offerings by investment banks.
UCITS and AIFs registered net outflows of EUR38 billion in November, compared to net inflows of EUR1 billion in October, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association’ (EFAMA) latest Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet. This development was mainly due
Hedge fund managers ended March 2019 up 0.77 per cent on an equal-weighted basis, and 0.45 per cent on an asset-weighted basis. Roughly 78.0 per cent of the hedge fund managers tracked by Eurekahedge recorded positive returns over the first
