PerTrac Financial Solutions’ analysis of 2009 hedge fund performance reaffirms the existing trend of less tenured funds outperforming older ones and reverts to findings from earlier studies indicating that small to mid-sized funds outperform larger ones.  “Coming off the worst

Hedge funds gained 2.84 per cent in January, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “Fiscal cliff fears receded, European banks strengthened, China avoided a hard landing, Japan stimulated its economy, and global equities rallied,” says Sol

Six of the seven of IndexIQ’s hedge fund replication and alternative beta indices were positive in December 2012. The IQ Hedge Emerging Markets Beta Index was the top performer at 1.80 per cent, followed by IQ Hedge Market Neutral Beta

The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge funds platform which tracks the overall hedge fund universe, was down 0.8 per cent in November. Year to date performance remains positive at 3.5 per cent. Equities

Citi has expanded its Citi OpenInvestor suite of investment services to include Segregated Collateral Custody Accounts that help clients better mitigate counterparty risk, provide asset safety and improve collateral efficiency.    This new capability adds to Citi’s existing agency collateral

The future of Jersey’s zero basic rate of corporate income tax is in renewed doubt amid heated debate in the Channel Islands and critical comments by the European Union and the UK Treasury. Following a recent review of the compliance

Agecroft Partners predicts that the hedge fund industry will set a new record for assets in 2013 despite the lacklustre investment performance for the industry over the past two years. This will be driven by pension funds increasing their asset