Early estimates show the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Average, an equal weighted average of all single manager hedge funds and CTA/managed futures products in the HedgeFund.net database, was u
Investors who traditionally were shy about viewing Latin American investments as much more than an opportunistic play is taking a second look.
Duet Group, the London-based alternative asset management firm, has significantly boosted its strength with a number of senior hires mostly from Merrill Lynch aimed at expanding the firm globally,
Partners Group, an alternative asset manager based in Zug, Switzerland, has reported that its estimated assets under management reached CHF24.4bn at the end of last year, reflecting net gr
Hedge fund industry liquidations returned to pre-financial crisis levels in the second quarter, according to data released by Hedge Fund Research, a provider of hedge fund industry data. Led by steady performance, a return of new investor capital and greater
As hedge funds focused on Europe and North America labour to achieve lackluster returns, the attention of managers, allocators and investors is turn
Recently, hedge funds have been reporting mixed results.
Due to the lacklustre performance in the equity and debt markets in recent years, investments in hedge funds and other alternative investment vehicles are becoming increasingly attractive to retirement plan trustees and investment committees. At the same time, fund managers
The Hennessee Long/Short Equity Index advanced 1.81 per cent in July after the US equity markets experienced their best month in a year on better-than-expected corporate earnings. The top performing sectors were materials (+12.2 per cent), industrials (+10.3 per cent)
