As Wall Street experienced its best August since the 1980s, the hedge fund industry posted its fifth straight positive month returning 2.42 per cent in August, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop
Paris-based systematic hedge fund Quantology Capital Management – which trades US equities using a quarterly earnings-based quant model – has generated positive returns from IT and internet positions, and now sees US markets firmly in “risk on” territory.
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 1.13 per cent in August, underperforming the 1.54 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The Wilshire
Pricing volatility in currency and energy markets has created a challenging performance environment for CTAs in 2017 so far, according to data released by Preqin. As at the end of September, the Preqin All-Strategies CTA benchmark has recorded year-to-date losses
Activist-focused managers comfortably outperformed other strategy types last month, as the hedge fund industry continues to recover from the Covid-19 turmoil with solid August gains and positive year-to-date returns, new eVestment data shows. Activism-focused hedge funds rose 7.88 per cent
KRM22, a technology and software company focused on risk management in capital markets, is to acquire Object+, a risk management and post-trade services technology company for capital markets firms. Based in the Netherlands with offices in Amsterdam and Chicago, Object+
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.78 per cent in October, outperforming the 0.69 per cent return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. “Every Wilshire
Dynamo Software, a provider of cloud software for the alternative investment industry, has acquired Imagineer Technology Group. The acquisition adds significant value across Dynamo’s product set and brings Dynamo’s customer base to over 1,000 clients of its CRM, deal management, portfolio
The Preqin All-Strategies HedgeFund benchmark generated 1.15 per cent in October, the benchmark’s twelfth consecutive month of positive returns. With year-to-date returns climbing to 9.30 per cent so far this year, the hedge fund industry remains firmly on track to
A number of high-profile hedge funds are again ramping up bets against UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s. Third Point, along with AHL and GLG Partners, Man Group’s systematic and discretionary hedge fund units, have increased their short positions in the UK
