The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 1.83 per cent in June, bringing its year-to-date return to 5.84 per cent, according to the July2019 edition of the Eurekahedge report. Roughly 24.7 per cent of the hedge fund managers comprising the
The European Fund and Asset Management Association’s (EFAMA) Quarterly Statistical Release for the first quarter of 2019 reports a strong increase in net assets of UCITS and AIFs, driven by the rebound of financial markets. Net assets of UCITS increased
The second edition of the MJ Hudson Allenbridge Systematic Factor Market Review estimates that there are now USD1trillion of assets invested in systematic factor (smart beta) strategies. It is estimated that strategies created by investment banks represent approximately USD300 billion
A new survey of institutional investors and hedge fund managers has found that nearly seven in ten survey participants expect that equity markets will rise if tax reform is enacted by the US Congress and an even greater percentage expect
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s latest Hedge Fund Tracker analysis shows hedge funds bought USD2.2 billion in financials sector stocks, USD1.8 billion in energy sector stocks, and USD1.7 billion in healthcare sector stocks in Q3. In all, seven of the 11
Exchange turnover in structured investment and leverage products on Europe’s financial markets stood at EUR27.6 billion at the end of September 2017. This represents a significant 6.0 per cent increase year on year. Turnover fell 5.0 per cent from the
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.51 p[er cent in October, underperforming the -0.22 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The Wilshire
Alternative assets under management reached a record USD7.7 trillion in 2017, according to a new survey by BNY Mellon, and look set to increase further with over half of respondents expecting allocations to alternatives to increase in the next 12
The hedge fund industry posted a second consecutive monthly loss in October, down 0.11 per cent for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index.
As Wall Street experienced its best August since the 1980s, the hedge fund industry posted its fifth straight positive month returning 2.42 per cent in August, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop
