Alternative asset manager Canyon Partners has marked the five-year anniversary of the River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund (RCTIX). Since inception in 2014, the fund has consistently outperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Index, and its fund category on
Hedge funds posted mixed performance in January, as fears of contagion related to the coronavirus drove global equity market volatility into month-end. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posted a narrow decline of -0.19 per cent for January, with declines in
Hedge Funds gained 0.49 per cent in April according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, versus a 0.38 per cent gain in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Year to date, the Barclay Index remains up 0.30 per cent,
A total volume of 10.1 TWh was traded in EEX’s intraday power markets in January 2020, a 46 per cent increase year on year. The Austrian, Belgian, German continuous, French, GB continuous and Dutch spot markets all registered record volumes, which
Hedge fund returns were positive, led by CTAs, during the last week, mainly thanks to their long energy and bond positions, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. Merger funds also benefitted from a rapid
Credit-focused hedge fund strategies spanning corporate credit, structured credit and convertible arbitrage made hay amidst a sustained positive investment backdrop last month.
OCC, one of the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organisations, has reported January 2020 total cleared contract volume of 521,727,816 contracts, the industry’s highest January ever – up 23.5 per cent from January 2019, and the third highest month overall. The
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April 2018 measured 0.16 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index meanwhile, advanced 0.46 per cent in May. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital
Activist hedge fund strategies brought in among the strongest returns in the hedge fund industry in April, while overall industry returns are being dragged down by some mediocre performances, according to the eVestment April 2018 Hedge Fund Performance Report. The
Hedge funds ended 2019 with four consecutive positive quartersHedge fund managers ended Q4 2019 up 2.72 per cent on an equal-weighted basis and 2.63 per cent on an asset-weighted basis, a fourth consecutive quarter of positive performance, according to the
