Aggregate hedge fund performance was -0.03% in January, outperforming the S&P 500 by 297 basis points, according to eVestment’s latest hedge fund performance report. That was the highest level of outperformance since January 2014 and second most since the second
European leveraged loan and high yield bond markets experienced a landmark year in 2014, according to a new report by White & Case, Debtwire Analytics and Xtract Research. Coming of age: The changing face of international leveraged debt, reveals that
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has been named as an Elite Services Provider (ESP) on 2015 CRN Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list. This annual list distinguishes the top technology
Euro prime money market fund (MMF) balances grew by 33.6% in 2014 to EUR82 billion, according to Moody’s Investors Service’s newest quarterly money market fund reports. "This increase in assets is directly attributable to the European Central Bank's rate cut
ERI Scientific Beat has published the monthly performance report for January 2015 for the ERI Scientific smart beta indices. The best performing of the smart factor indices for the month are the SciBeta Developed Low Volatility Diversified Multi-Strategy index and
The Asian hedge fund industry resumed strong capital growth in Q4 to conclude 2014 at a record level of capital, as Asian equity markets posted sharp advances heading into the new year. Total capital managed by the Asian hedge fund
Liquid alternative investments firm 361 Capital’s Global Long/Short Equity Fund (AGAZX) outperformed its benchmark during its first year of trading. The find also placed in the top eight per cent of the Morningstar Long/Short Equity Category out of 349 funds
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD29.1 billion (1.2% of assets) in December, its largest outflow since April 2009, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. “Hedge funds shed USD12.5 billion in the second half of 2014, a sharp turnabout from
January has shown to the world that seismic activities are on the rise. In fact, when policy shifts increase in frequency the likelihood of policy mistakes rises with it. In 2015, Fasanara Capital expects global markets to be erratic, volatile
Hedge funds started the year slightly down, but managed to out-perform the S&P 500 for the month of January, according to eVestment’s January 2015 Hedge Fund Performance Report. While aggregate hedge fund performance was down slightly at -0.03%, hedge funds
