There is never an easy time to launch a hedge fund. With a raft of regulatory compliance considerations, the latest – and potentially most ominous – being MiFID 2 when it comes into effect on 3 January, costs are rising.
Ten new liquid alternative funds were launched in Q2 2017, including five equity hedge funds and five multi-strategy funds, according to Wilshire Funds Management’s Q2 2017 Liquid Alternatives Industry Monitor. There were 21 liquidations during the period, which also saw
The July 2017 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR7,454 million, up 20.4 per cent compared to July 2016 and down 9.6 per cent from the previous month. The average daily transaction value on
Asian hedge funds extended Q1 gains through mid-year, led by funds investing in India and China, resulting in the first quarterly asset inflows since 2Q15, and increasing Asian hedge fund capital to the highest level since Q4 2015. The HFRX
Following a frustrating period in June, three of the Societe Generale’s CTA indices posted positive performance in Jul, with the SG CTA index was up 0.73 per cent, but still down year to date at -2.74 per cent, the SG
Linedata is to acquire Quality Risk Management & Operations (QRMO), a leading specialist provider of outsourced middle-office, shadow accounting and risk monitoring services to the asset management and securities industries. The acquisition of QRMO, a Hong Kong-based company with 30
By Don A Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners – Although hedge fund indices can be a very useful tool, indices can also create confusion if their construction and composition are not well understood. Take for example hedge fund industry performance: what does
London-based asset manager Helford Capital Partners’ Helford Global I Fund is now available for investment to both institutional and professional investors, the strategy having been proved through consistent realised performance. The fund, a Cayman AIF, was re-launched just over two
SIX Swiss Exchange has reported a year-on-year increase in trading activity with trading turnover up by 5.9 per cent to CHF 824.7 billion in the first seven months of 2017. This trend was also reflected in the number of transactions,
A small hedge fund based in Park City, Utah is using ‘insider information’ to generate impressive returns for investors. The Insiders Fund, managed by veteran investor Harvey Sax (pictured), has generated one-year returns of 33.02 per cent net of all
