Net sales of UCITS and AIFs totalled EUR6 billion, down from EUR13 billion in February, with UCITS registering net inflows of EUR13 billion, up from EUR6 billion in February, according to the latest Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet from the European Fund
The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index increased to 79.5 in May, up 6.6 points from April’s revised reading of 72.9. Confidence among North American and European investors improved, with the North American ICI rising from 71.3 to 76.7, and
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) significantly increased trading in Austrian power futures in May, achieving a volume of 862,481 MWh (May 2018: 52,486 MWh), completing the shift in liquidity from the former combined DE/AT contract to the current individual DE
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered in May 2019 the highest total volume ever traded on the platform: 254.3 TWh. The previous record dates back February 2016 when 228.4 TWh were traded. This performance resulted from
September was a tough month overall for hedge funds, with several strategies down according to benchmark liquid indices. L/S Equity and Macro/CTA strategies underperformed with sector rotations having a negative impact on the former, and higher bond yields and the
Following an improvement in August, CTAs reported slightly negative performance in September, according to figures released by Societe Generale Prime Services. The SG CTA Index was down 0.63 per cent, and the SG Trend Index was down 0.97 per cent.
Hedge funds were up last week, on the back of the positive performance of CTAs and L/S Equity Market Neutral strategies, while CTAs staged an impressive rally with most buckets contributing to performance, according to the latest Weekly Brief from
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index ended September down 0.05 per cent, trailing behind the MSCI AC World Index (Local) which gained 0.07 per cent over the course of the month. North American hedge fund managers broke their winning streak
Many Alternative UCITS funds continue to have a difficult time delivering in 2018. The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index posted a small loss of 0.01 per cent, bringing 2018 YTD to -1.43 per cent. Half of the nearly 1000 index
Global hedge fund industry performance dipped negative in September, with overall industry returns at -0.17 per cent last month, according to the latest data from investment data and analytics firm eVestment. This brings Q3 returns to just barely positive at
