The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index December 2016 measured 1.29 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index meanwhile, declined 3.05 per cent in January. "SS&C GlobeOp's Capital
The last month of 2016 saw risk assets climbing higher, as part of expectations that the new US administration will remove barriers to growth and investment. December also saw the Fed hiking interest rates but the impact on the fixed
Alternative UCITS indices performed strongly during December across almost all strategy styles, according to the latest LuxHedge Alternative UCTS Overreview. The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index representing 1,352 funds increased with 0.76 per cent, slightly underperforming the broader Hedge Fund
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.20 per cent in December, underperforming the 0.86 per cent monthly return for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index ended the first week of the year close to flat, according to data released by Lyxor. European equity markets continued to rally while US markets were marginally down and bonds staged a recovery. Global
Five out of six of MV Index Solutions’ (MVIS) investable long/short equity indices recorded a positive performance in December. Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing,
US farmers have put tremendous hope in the new presidential administration to make their lives better, despite expectations of continued low commodity prices, relatively high production costs and the threat of trade wars with key commodity importers. That’s according to
Hedge funds lost 0.32 per cent in October, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year to date, the index is up 4.03 per cent, despite 10 of Barclay’s 17 hedge fund indices losing ground in October.
Emerging markets (EM) hedge funds ended the third quarter at a new record asset level, eclipsing the prior record from Q2 2015, according to the latest HFR Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Industry Report. Assets dedicated to EM hedge funds increased
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.6 per cent last week according to the latest Weekly Brief from the firm’s Cross Asset Research Team. Lyxor writes that: “Global Macro funds underperformed, though returns were dispersed. Though exposures to rates
