Hedge Funds gained 1.11 per cent in July according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index has risen every month this year and is up a cumulative 5.48 per cent for 2017. “July was another winning
Hedge funds posted gains in September extending a record streak of HFRI positive performance to 11 consecutive months. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) advanced 0.5 per cent for the month, led by gains in Equity Hedge and Event-Driven
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was flat in July, with six out of 10 Lyxor indices ending the month in positive territory, according to the latest Lyxor Alternative Investment Industry Barometer. The month’s top performer was the Lyxor L/S Equity
Hedge funds extended their gains for the year and were up 0.92 per cent during the month of July according to preliminary figures released by EurekaHedge. Underlying markets meanwhile, as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local), were up
Ten new liquid alternative funds were launched in Q2 2017, including five equity hedge funds and five multi-strategy funds, according to Wilshire Funds Management’s Q2 2017 Liquid Alternatives Industry Monitor. There were 21 liquidations during the period, which also saw
The July 2017 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR7,454 million, up 20.4 per cent compared to July 2016 and down 9.6 per cent from the previous month. The average daily transaction value on
Asian hedge funds extended Q1 gains through mid-year, led by funds investing in India and China, resulting in the first quarterly asset inflows since 2Q15, and increasing Asian hedge fund capital to the highest level since Q4 2015. The HFRX
SIX Swiss Exchange has reported a year-on-year increase in trading activity with trading turnover up by 5.9 per cent to CHF 824.7 billion in the first seven months of 2017. This trend was also reflected in the number of transactions,
The hedge fund industry turned in a fourth consecutive positive month in July as stock markets’ continued strong performance contributed to a 2.76 per cent return, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 150.3 TWh in July 2017, which represents an increase of 75 per cent compared to the previous year (July 2016: 86.1 TWh). Growth in volumes was
