The world’s 20 biggest hedge fund firms took home around half of all gains made by the entire industry last year, as successful stock-picking and individual manager skill sent returns soaring among the sector’s behemoths, leaving quant-based strategies in their
Managed futures hedge funds have made a positive early start to the year, following a tough 12 months in which volatility spikes and see-saw performances in many assets made it tricky for computer-based strategies to capitalise on market trends. Two
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for January 2021 measured 1.78 per cent, down from 3.95 per cent in December. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for January 2021 of 1.78 per cent reflects lower redemption notices than the 2.26 per
Brummer Multi-Strategy CEO Mikael Spångberg says the firm is in a “good position” to deliver continued positive performance, after the flagship strategy posted its second-best annual performance to date – but he underlined the importance of generating alpha in the
Total global hedge fund assets under management have mushroomed to a record USD3.6 trillion, thanks to defensive outperformance and opportunistic gains during 2020’s upheaval – though the biggest firms continue to take the lion’s share of investor capital as smaller names are
EEX Group continued to strengthen its position in the global commodity exchange space in 2020 by posting significant volume increases across the majority of its energy and commodity portfolio. The major growth drivers were the European power markets, the environmental
Switzerland-headquartered global asset manager GAM, which is home to Cambridge-based quantitative hedge fund unit GAM Systematic, is set to post a CHF380 million (USD426.4 million) loss in its full-year 2020 results published next month. The loss stems mainly from a
AI-driven investment manager Quantumrock’s flagship strategy, the Volatility Special Opportunities Program (VSOP), closed 2020 up 30.93 per cent, its best year of performance since 2016. After November’s momentum change, stocks continued their rally in December due to the Covid-19 vaccine
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for December 2020 measured 3.70 per cent.Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index meanwhile, declined 1.67 per cent in January. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital
The hedge fund industry posted a second consecutive positive month in December, returning 3.29 per cent according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total Return Index was
