The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index measured 2.40 per cent for February. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.59 per cent in March. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index
London-based commodities-focused hedge fund Westbeck Capital Management has seen its flagship strategy surge in recent weeks, as oil prices continue to trend upwards. The Westbeck Energy Opportunity Fund finished February up 32.8 per cent, and is maintaining its positive momentum
A majority of investors now believe hedge funds are best placed to enhance the performance of a traditional 60/40 equities and bonds portfolio, with the prevailing rate environment driving a “sense of urgency” among allocators to tap into new sources
Axiom Alternative Investments, a French asset manager with EUR1.8 billion under management and offices in London and Paris, has continued to see positive inflows, despite the backdrop of an uncertain credit cycle and the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020. Third-party assets under
The hedge fund industry gathered further momentum during February, as managers generated positive performances across the strategy spectrum, with equities, macro, commodities, activist and cryptocurrency strategies generating particularly strong gains, new industry data shows. Amid rapidly-evolving developments on vaccinations, energy
Despite difficult market conditions, Quantumrock’s flagship strategy, Volatility Special Opportunities Program (VSOP), has closed February with +0.49 per cent. At the end of February, the 10-year Treasury yield surged above 1.5 per cent, exceeding the estimated dividend yield on the
Managed futures hedge funds and short-term trading strategies have rebounded strongly in recent weeks, with each of Société Générale’s three main CTA and trend-following indices finishing February in positive territory.
Paris-based systematic CTA specialist Metori Capital’s Lyxor Epsilon Global Trend Fund is building long positions across US and UK fixed income, US and Japanese equities, and in the euro at the start of 2021, having generated a strong annual double-digit
Tuesday, 9 February marked the successful launch of the EPEX SPOT Polish Day-Ahead auction which extends the Group’s power spot offering in Central Europe. The market started off well with 33.6 GWh traded until the end of the month. In
The hedge fund industry returned to positive monthly inflows in October, bringing in USD5.2 billion in new assets for the month, having seen USD2.8 billion in redemptions in September.
