The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for September 2017 measured 0.67 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 0.95 per cent in October. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital
Both hedge funds and risk parity strategies gained in August despite rising tensions with North Korea and the impact of Hurricane Harvey, with Equity Hedge and Macro strategies leading the HFRI to the tenth consecutive monthly advance, and the 17th
Following a challenging first half of the year, CTAs continued their upwards trajectory in August, with their second positive month, up 2.07 per cent. The developments in H2 are taking CTAs almost back into positive territory. The SG CTA Mutual
Hedge funds gained 0.40 per cent in September, according to Lyxor, with underlying markets, as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local), up 2.17 per cent over the same period. On a year-to-date basis, managers gained 5.50 per cent
Hedge funds reversed course in June from the pandemic-driven redemption trend of prior months, posting USD15.1 billion in inflows. It was a significant turnaround from USD8.0 billion in outflows in May, USD38.1 billion in April and USD85.6 billion in redemptions
For the first time since October 2016, the monthly performance of Event-Driven funds was in negative territory in August. The strategy remains nonetheless the stellar performer in 2017, up 5.7 per cent year to date according to the Lyxor Event
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, has reported strong performance in August with a total volume of 164.5 TWh traded, an increase of 32 per cent compared to the previous year (August 2016: 125.0 TWh). Growth in
The Lyxor Hedge Fund index was up 1.0 per cent last week, fuelled by the recovery of Global Macro managers, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. Lyxor writes that: “Global Macro funds continued to
Hedge funds recorded positive net asset inflows totalling USD5.0 billion in Q2 2017, bringing total H1 2017 asset flows to USD24.7 billion, according to figures released by Preqin. This marks a distinct contrast with 2016, which saw net industry outflows
Total capital managed by Emerging Markets hedge funds increased to a record level for the fourth consecutive quarter through mid-year 2017, as a synchronised improvement in global growth and increased investor risk tolerance continued to drive gains across regional equity
