Hedge funds focused on India and China were the strongest overall performers in the hedge fund industry in 2017, according to eVestment’s December 2017 Hedge Fund Performance Report. Overall the global hedge fund industry experienced a strong year, returning 8.83 per
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.40 per cent in December, trailing the 0.73 per cent return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. For the
Hedge fund managers ended June 2019 up 1.75 per cent on an equal-weighted basis, and 1.89 per cent on an asset-weighted basis, reversing May’s losses of 1.19 per cent, according to figures released by Eurekhedge. Trade optimism and expectations of
Hedge funds closed the final month of 2017 in positive territory with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.84 per cent in December while the MSCI World Index finished the month up 1.19 per cent. That’s according to the Eurekahedge
Hedge funds gained in December to end 2017 with positive returns in every month, the first perfect calendar year of positive performance since 2003. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index climbed 0.9 per cent in December, topping the monthly performance
The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index posted a gain of +0.95 per cent in June, bringing year-to-date results for the average fund up to +2.71 per cent. Four out of five funds have posted positive results so far this year.
Willis Towers Watson’s Asset Management Exchange (AMX) has more than quadrupled its assets under management, to USD3.2 billion, less than a year after launch, following the onboarding of GSA Capital Partners (GSA) and Systematica Investments (Systematica). AMX, the open architecture
The total value of funds business in Guernsey grew by approximately GBP20 billion over the 12 months to the end of the third quarter of this year. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that, at the end
New hedge fund launches exceeded liquidations on a quarterly basis for the first time in over two years, as improved investor risk tolerance and declining costs drove total hedge funds industry capital to a record USD3.16 trillion in Q3 2017.
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has seen strong growth in its FX Futures business over the last 12 months, with the total volume of FX Futures contracts up 74 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 759,983 contracts in July. Open interest in these
