Hedge fund losses picked up in February with the industry down 2.81 per cent for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index was
Recent spikes in Korean stock market volatility following the global sell-off could see an upswing in margin calls in its autocallables market, potentially driving the index even lower, with investors taking advantage of the higher volatility to obtain higher yields.
FTI Consulting has launched FTI Capital Management (Cayman) Limited, a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered investment adviser focused on dealing with wind-downs of investment funds. FTI Capital Management offers a new alternative to extract value for investors by
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -1.99 per cent in February, underperforming the -1.44 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The Wilshire
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index measured -0.42 per cent for February 2020.Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.70 per cent in March. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index showed an
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has unveiled plans to incorporate its Chorus hedge fund business into a new global alternative investment platform to be known as AXA IM Alts. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Asian hedge fund platform OP Investment Management Limited (OPIM), is partnering with Waterflow Capital to launch Waterflow Fund SPC, which is Cayman-domiciled and for professional investors only.Managed by Shui Jiang and Minghan Jiang, the Fund will deploy a thematic global macro strategy,
The latest monthly hedge fund brief from Lyxor highlights that hedge fund performance since the end of March has been flat, according to several benchmarks. The industry has deleveraged during the market turbulence in February and March and has thus
ACA Compliance Group (ACA), a provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisory services and technology solutions, has become a global sponsoring partner of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
Hedge funds registered their strongest outperformance relative to underlying markets since February 2009, outperforming the MSCI AC World Index IMI (Local) by 6.18 per cent in February. Long Volatility/Tail Risk hedge funds led the performance tables and have outshined most
