The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed down 0.47 per cent in October as three of the seven index component strategies reported positive results for the month. The three top performing strategies were event driven (0.75 per
Valentijn van Nieuwenhuijzen (pictured), Head of Strategy at ING Investment Management on the outcome of the US presidential election… The combination of an Obama win and divided Congress was our and the market’s base case expectation and is therefore not
Federated Investors is to acquire Prime Rate Capital Management, LLP, a United Kingdom-based provider of institutional liquidity and fixed income products, from Matrix Group Limited. Prime Rate Capital Management’s family of UCITS products includes Prime Rate Sterling Liquidity Fund, Prime Rate
Hedge funds posted the first monthly decline in five months in October, as uncertainty over the outcome and impact of US political elections and the ongoing European sovereign debt and banking crisis increased financial market volatility and further reduced investor
Bridgehampton Capital Management, a manager of long-biased hedged and unhedged investment partnerships and privately managed accounts, has launched its first mutual fund, the Bridgehampton Value Strategies Fund. The new fund seeks higher returns and lower volatility than the S&P 500
Nine Lyxor strategy indices out of 14 ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor Long/Short Credit Arbitrage Index (+1.7 per cent), the Convertible Arbitrage Index (+0.5 per cent), and the Distressed Index (+0.6 per cent). The Lyxor
Schroders’ Virginie Maisonneuve (pictured), Head of Global and International Equities comments on the once-in-a-decade leadership transition in China, which is set to be unveiled at the party conference. The implications for China and the global economy are significant and that the
Cantab Capital Partners, the systematic global macro manager, has closed its flagship CCP Quantitative strategy to new investors. The strategy was launched in 2007; it currently manages USD4.5bn in assets. Ewan Kirk, chief investment officer and founding partner of
Currensee has launched its Trade Leaders Investment Program for institutional clients and their investors. HedgeCo Securities LLC, a subsidiary of HedgeCo Networks, will also be introducing the Currensee Trade Leaders Investment Program to its growing network of institutional investors. For
Hedge fund compensation rose in 2012 following a challenging environment in the prior year, as industry assets rose to a record level, according to HFR and Glocap’s 2013 Hedge Fund Compensation Report. Average gains across functional roles varied significantly as
