HFR’s latest report finds that total hedge fund industry capital rose for the third consecutive quarter, surpassing the USD3 trillion milestone for the first time. Total assets increased by USD46.8 billion in 4Q16, ending the year at USD3.02 trillion, the
Quant CTA strategies posted the strongest gains in October according to hedge fund data from HFRI. All hedge funds posted strong gains in October, the firm says, and equity and fixed income strategies boosted returns to provide HFRI with its
The majority of global alternative firm SkyBridge Capital has been sold to RON Transatlantic EG and HNA Capital. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed but at the end of November SkyBridge managed or advised on USD12 billion. SkyBridge also hosts the
Latest figures from Eurekahedge reveal that hedge funds gained 1.01 per cent during the month of December, with 2016 returns coming in at 4.48 per cent.This compares with the MSCI AC World Index (Local) gaining 2.38 per cent in December
Societe Generale Prime Services reports that all SG CTA indices posted positive returns in December 2016 at the end of what it describes as a difficult quarter. However, the SG CTA Index closed the year slightly negative at -2.86 per
Smaller hedge fund managers will continue to outperform during 2017, according to Don Steinbrugge Managing partrner of Agecroft partners, who has revealed what he sees as being the top hedge fund industry trends for the coming year. Steinbrugge highlights that, year to date
Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team has released a report on the performance of active mutual funds versus their benchmarks in 2016. The team writes that it would be an understatement to say that active investing has been challenged in 2016.
Alternative investment company Steben & Co has published a white paper on timing an allocation to managed futures. The firm asks if the asset class has reached a cyclical low. The results of their research show that recent managed futures
Maverick global macro hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry, (pictured) profiled in AlphaQ in the August 2015 issue, is reported to be shutting his Eclectica fund. Assets in Eclectica Asset Management have fallen steadily over the years from a peak in
IndexIQ’s hedge indexes’ results for August 2017 revealed the top performing index as the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Index, up 0.67 per cent in the month, followed by the IQ Hedge Long/Short Index, which returned 0.56 per cent in the period.
