Hedge funds are up 0.43 per cent so far in 2018, their weakest performance on record since 2008 when they declined 0.23 per cent in the seven months up to July, according to the August 2018 Eurekahedge report. Almost 49
Global hedge fund flows were positive in July, with investors adding an estimated USD5.85 billion to funds around the world and bringing overall industry AUM to USD3.307 trillion, according to the July eVestment 2018 Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report. However,
DDJ Capital Management, an independent manager of high yield and special situation investments on behalf of institutional investors, has marked the three-year anniversary of its DDJ Opportunistic High Yield Fund. The open-end mutual fund (DDJIX, DDJCX, and DDJRX) received a
CTAs outperformed in the hedge fund space in August, delivering positive returns in the range of 2-3 per cent depending on the benchmark, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. Their long exposures to bonds and
StatPro Group, an AIM-listed provider of cloud-based portfolio analytics and asset pricing services for the global asset management industry, has secured a three-year contract, including a significant uplift in annual value with an EU investment manager for Revolution Delta, with
The global hedge fund practice of Citigate Dewe Rogerson, an international financial and corporate communications consultancy, has now added more than 50 new clients since it was launched in 2016. Client strategies covered include equity long/short, credit, quant, event-driven, activist,
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April 2019 measured 0.90 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.33 per cent in May. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 1.06 per cent in April, after recording one of its strongest Q1 returns post-crisis, according to the May 2019 Eurekahedge Report. On a year-to-date basis, the index was up 5.15 per cent, and roughly
CME Group’s total open interest reached a record 138,185,824 contracts on 14 May 14, 2019. The previous record was 138,041,727 contracts set on 15 March, 2018. Open interest (OI) represents the number of active positions that market participants are holding
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2019 measured 3.21 per cent, up from 2.51 per cent in April. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator of 3.21 per cent for May 2019 was a strong result, coming in 26 basis points
