The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.8 per cent for October, with six out of nine Lyxor indices in positive territory according to the company’s latest Alternative Investment Industry Barometer. Global Macro funds recovered with all portfolios contributing to
Managed futures trades fell back after two previous months of gains, losing 0.72 per cent in September, according to the flash estimate for the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “The Fed’s mid-month confirmation that it was unwinding QE precipitated
Barclays has expanded its offering of Quantitative Investments Strategies with the launch of the Novus Barclays Public Ownership HF Conviction Index Family, designed in conjunction with Novus. The new indices aim to provide an alternative to market capitalisation weighted indices
Nasdaq is to acquire Sybenetix, a surveillance provider that combines behavioural analytics and cognitive computing with financial markets expertise. Sybenetix’s technology offering is designed to solve key surveillance challenges facing the asset management industry. The addition of Sybenetix to
By A Paris – Hedge funds and alternative asset managers are responsible for over USD3 trillion in assets under management – many bright shiny diamonds for cyber criminals to pursue. Increased levels of remote access propelled by the Covid-19 pandemic are making
IndexIQ’s hedge indexes’ results for August 2017 revealed the top performing index as the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Index, up 0.67 per cent in the month, followed by the IQ Hedge Long/Short Index, which returned 0.56 per cent in the period.
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.38 per cent in August, outperforming the 0.29 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
S&P Global has formed a strategic partnership with, and taken a minority stake in Algomi, a fintechcompany with offices in New York, Hong Kong and London. Algomi is the second minority fintech investment this year for S&P Global, following its
Man Group’s trading statement for third quarter 2017 revealed funds under management of USD103.5 billion, up 28 per cent year to date from a 30 June figure of USD95.9 billion. The largest publicly listed hedge fund saw the quarterly net
Hedge funds generated gains of 0.97 per cent in August 2017, extending their streak to 10 consecutive months of positive returns. This helped the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark post returns of 7.03 per cent in 2017 so far, and
