The hedge fund industry produced an aggregate return of -2.19 per cent in August, dropping YTD returns into negative territory, -0.95 per cent, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Performance report. All major market exposure produced negative returns during the
Total hedge fund assets increased 0.35 per cent in July 2015, bringing the industry’s total assets under management to USD3.133 trillion, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Asset Flows report. Investors withdrew an estimated USD5.0 billion from the industry in
Exchange turnover in investment products and leverage products decreased slightly in the second quarter of 2015 on Europe’s financial markets. Compared with the first three months of the year, volume was down marginally by 2 per cent to EUR 38.6 billion. However,
August was a very volatile month for capital markets. Risk assets sold off without a corresponding offsetting rally in traditional safe-haven assets, such as sovereign bonds or the US dollar. The MSCI World index was down 6.6 per cent while
The ALTIN portfolio generated positive returns over the first half of 2015, according to the Swiss Alternative investment company’s results statement for the six months ended 30 June. The period was characterised by seesaw markets, unstable correlations and no clear
The global hedge fund industry has seen a USD76 billion net inflow of assets through the first half of 2015, bringing the size of the industry to USD3.22 trillion, according to figures released by Preqin. The second quarter saw the
Euronext saw record trading volumes on its markets on 24 August 2015. On cash markets over 550 million orders were managed, surpassing the previous record set in January 2015 by 22 per cent. A total of 4,478,154 transactions were completed
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for August 2015 measured 3.46 per cent, up from 2.08 per cent in July. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator of 3.46 per cent for August 2015 reflects mainly seasonal influences in comparison to the
Sterling Capital Management, an investment manager offering equity, fixed income, and asset allocation investment solutions, has surpassed USD50 billion in assets under management. As of 30 June, 2015, Sterling managed a total of USD50.4 billion in client assets. Founded in
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.87 per in July with eight of the ten sub-strategies recording positive performance for the month. Managed Futures led the way with a return of 4.33 per cent, followed by Dedicated Short Bias
