Hedge funds gained 1.21 per cent in December according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index was up 10.44 per cent at the end of 2017. “Tax reform in the US helped to propel the rise in global
Catalyst Funds, an alternative-focused mutual fund company, has partnered with BNP Paribas to create the BNP Paribas Catalyst Systematic Alpha Index (the BNPP CASA Index). Additionally, Catalyst has launched the Catalyst Systematic Alpha Fund (ATRAX), which provides exposure to the
Man Group has reported a 5 per cent increase in funds under management (FUM)1 to USD114.4 billion in the first six months of 2019 up from USD108.5 billion as at 31 December 2018 on the back of strong performance by
Hedge funds focused on India and China were the strongest overall performers in the hedge fund industry in 2017, according to eVestment’s December 2017 Hedge Fund Performance Report. Overall the global hedge fund industry experienced a strong year, returning 8.83 per
Specialist investment company Liontrust is to acquire Neptune Investment Management Limited, subject to regulatory approval in a deal that will take Liontrust’s AuM to GBP17 billion. All of the Neptune Investment Team, headed by and including Robin Geffen, will join
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.40 per cent in December, trailing the 0.73 per cent return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. For the
Hedge fund managers ended June 2019 up 1.75 per cent on an equal-weighted basis, and 1.89 per cent on an asset-weighted basis, reversing May’s losses of 1.19 per cent, according to figures released by Eurekhedge. Trade optimism and expectations of
Societe Generale Prime Services has announced the result of the annual review of constituents for its range of CTA indices and for the first time since inception in 2000, there have been no changes to the flagship SG CTA Index
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Hedge funds closed the final month of 2017 in positive territory with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.84 per cent in December while the MSCI World Index finished the month up 1.19 per cent. That’s according to the Eurekahedge
