The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for January 2018 measured 2.99 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index meanwhile, advanced 0.92 per cent in February. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for
In line with the broader hedge fund market, Alternative UCITS funds profited from the rising volatility in fixed income and equity markets towards the end of the month. The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS index advanced with +0.93 per cent, the
Asian hedge funds posted strong gains in 2017, with the HFRI China Index topping the Shanghai Composite Index by the widest margin in a calendar year since Index inception in 2008, according to the latest HFR Asian Hedge Fund Industry
Startup Covalent has launched crypto indexes allowing investors to purchase a diversified portfolio of crypto currencies using the Covalent Bot. The company says this lowers the barrier to entry by reducing the need for investors to research hundreds of tokens
The flash estimate for the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, indicates a 2.61 per cent gain in January. All of Barclay’s CTA indices enjoyed a positive return in January. “A seemingly nonstop rally in US equities that extended into
Hedge funds have produced more consistent and steadier returns than equities or bonds over both the short term and the long term, according to new research by Preqin and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
Hedge funds surged at the start of 2018 as equity markets turned in the strongest January since 1997, despite equity, currency and fixed income market volatility building into month-end. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 2.8 per cent for
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 1.59 per cent in January, underperforming the 2.45 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Hedge Funds gained 2.11 per cent in January according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The longest consecutive streak of profitable months for the Barclay Hedge Fund Index was the 18-month period from October 2002 through March of 2004.
Ocorian, a global provider of specialist financial services backed by private equity firm Inflexion, is to acquire ABAX, an advisory, corporate and business services provider based in Mauritius. The acquisition will significantly extend Ocorian’s service range and delivery capability into
