The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.6 per cent last week according to the latest Weekly Brief from the firm’s Cross Asset Research Team. Lyxor writes that: “Global Macro funds underperformed, though returns were dispersed. Though exposures to rates
HFR reports that hedge fund industry capital increased to a fourth consecutive quarterly record in 2Q17, as investor allocations outweighed redemptions for the first time since 3Q15. Total hedge fund capital rose to USD3.1 trillion, a quarterly increase of USD34.1
Asian hedge fund platform OP Investment Management (OPIM) has partnered with Global Traveller Asset Management Company to launch an equity long-biased, Cayman-domiciled hedge fund for professional investors. The fund, managed by Portfolio Manager and CEO Zheng Wang, utilises thematic macro
BCK Capital Management was established in December 2015 and operates a global special situations fund – BCK Capital Master Fund Ltd – which comprises two complementary strategies: one catalyst-driven, the other merger arbitrage. BCK Capital runs a tightly hedged, market
Jaisal Pastakia, Investment Manager at Heartwood Investment Management comments on sterling’s fall to an eight-year low… The single currency’s strength this year is a far cry from the days when investors feared its demise. Year-to-date the euro is up 8
Amenity Analytics has raised USD7.6 million in a Series A round of funding led by an investment from State of Mind Ventures. Additionally, Yuval Baharav (pictured), managing partner of State of Mind Ventures, has joined the company’s board of directors.
Naysayers of the world’s reserve currency forget its potential as an asset in what are still crisis conditions, says RWC Diversified Returns Fund Manager Clark Fenton.As aggressive fiscal and monetary policies mean risk is shifting from private to government balance
Hedge funds continued their strong performance in July, with the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark gaining 3.29 per cent, compared to June’s +2.53 per cent. This brought the YTD performance into positive territory (+2.88 per cent), and pushed the 12-month return
NuWave Investment Management was founded in 2000 by Troy Buckner and considers itself equal parts asset management company and technology company, as the firm has long been a pioneer in the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts to
The First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund (NYSE: VIXH) ETF has changed its investment objective to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an index called the Nasdaq Dorsey Wright People’s Portfolio
