Managed futures hedge funds ended July in positive territory, with cryptocurrency-based strategies fuelling the rise, new data published by BarclayHedge shows. The Barclay CTA Index, which tracks the performance of more than 400 commodity trading advisors and managed futures hedge
After the GameStop/Reddit short squeeze saga dealt bruising losses to several hedge funds, and global stock markets continue to be shaken by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Equities section is set to be one of the most closely-watched categories at
The month of June was characterised by a positive trend on the stock markets, with the S&P 500 registering a rather strong performance (2.33 per cent), its fifth consecutive month of profits, leading to 15 per cent cumulative increase since
CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, has announced that Micro WTI Crude Oil futures volume surpassed one million contracts on Friday, 6 August, 2021. “Since launching just a month ago, we continue to see strong interest
Managed futures funds produced a third straight positive month in April returning 1.43 per cent, according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. For the year to date, CTAs returned 3.80 per cent through
Event driven strategies topped the hedge fund performance chart during the first three months of the year, as the industry drew some USD9 billion in new capital in Q1 and saw trading volumes surge, new analysis by hedge fund asset
Hedge funds’ nine-month consecutive run of positive returns has been halted, with managers ending last month in the red as market volatility and renewed uncertainty over the impact of coronavirus variants. Hedge Fund Research’s main industry-wide benchmark, the HFR Fund
The RM Targeted Investment Opportunities I strategy was launched in October 2020 by RM Funds to allow investors to capitalise on the market dislocation in real asset prices and listed securities created by the global health pandemic. Now closed, the
Hedge fund managers in Europe need to focus on building closer partnerships with investors by providing additional services, according to the latest issue of The Cerulli Edge—Global Edition. Hedge fund managers have institutionalised their offerings in the past decade, but
Vistra has launch its Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) service, which aims to provide a tailored proposition built around the key phases of a SPAC to address each stage of growth – beginning with an IPO through to de-SPACing and
