After two straight down months, the managed futures industry reversed course in November posting a 0.40 per cent monthly return, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, CTA funds posted a 5.04 per cent return through the
As part of a wide ranging 2020 industry trend outlook, a survey of US asset managers and asset owners conducted by State Street Corporation predicts continued prevalence of digital assets as well as a bigger role in the industry for
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.57 per cent in November, underperforming the 1.03 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Europe’s leading global insights platform, Atheneum, has planted more than 22,000 trees in over 10 months as part of its initiative to tackle global deforestation. Atheneum’s platform provides a gateway to reliable industry knowledge, sought after by renowned investment firms,
The hedge fund industry broke free from a four-month redemption streak in October with USD1.9 billion in net inflows for the month. October’s inflows represented 0.1 per cent of industry assets and were a turnaround from September’s USD14.7 billion in
Goldmans Sachs operates one of the largest funds of hedge businesses in the world . In this interview with Hedgeweek, Hugh Lawson outlines the scale of the business and its strategy in Europe. HW: What is the scale of the
New hedge fund launches declined in Q3, reversing the trends of the first half of the year, with the number of launches falling to the lowest level since Q4 2008, despite a steady flow of European-located new launches.
As the New Year is now almost upon us, it is normal to take pause and consider what is to become of hedge fund allocations in 2020. The rewards of 2019 again seem to pale in comparison to the robust
Political instability will be the main risk for investments in Spain during 2020, according to the fourth edition of the survey “Spain as an Investment Opportunity” published today by Kreab, a communication and public affairs consultancy firm founded in Sweden
The sale of London-based Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited to American Express Financial Corporation will have no material impact on Threadneedle’s growing US$
