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Hedge funds generated gains of 0.97 per cent in August 2017, extending their streak to 10 consecutive months of positive returns. This helped the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark post returns of 7.03 per cent in 2017 so far, and 9.79 per cent over the past 12 months.
All leading strategies produced positive returns for August. Equity and macro strategies funds both generated monthly performance of 1.07 per cent, the highest returns of all leading hedge fund strategies.
Emerging markets funds were once again the highest performing geographic region, returning 2.47 per cent, which has brought 2017 YTD gains
Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, has appointed Deepak Parekh, Chairman of HDFC Limited, to its International Advisory Board.
Parekh has played a significant role in the development of the financial sector in India, playing a leading role in the diversification of the business into banking, asset management, insurance, real estate and education. Parekh has been a leading advisor to the government of India and was an active member of the committees that shape policy in critical insurance, banking and infrastructure reforms.
Parekh began his career with Ernst & Young in New York and subsequently served
CBOE Holdings is planning to expand its suite of product offerings tied to S&P Dow Jones Indices with the launch of options on the 10 S&P Select Sector Indices that comprise the S&P 500 a key benchmark of the US equities market.
The new index options will offer investors across the globe new ways to efficiently incorporate US sector investing strategies into their portfolios.
CBOE Select Sector Index options are designed to provide simple, straightforward market exposure to widely followed US equity sectors represented in the S&P 500. In particular, European investors who cannot currently hold options on exchange-traded
Quaero Capital is strengthening its European and worldwide distribution capability with agreement from Allfunds Bank to make Quaero Capital funds available on its global platform.
The move will see Quaero Capital’s range of SICAV sub-funds made immediately available, where its funds are registered, to fund selectors in the two dominant European cross border markets of Italy and Spain, as well as in Switzerland and France.
The move will also position Quaero Capital for expansion in over 40 countries in which Allfunds has a presence – in regions such as Asia where Quaero Capital reached a distribution agreement with Peak
The 2017 Marcum Alternative Investment Manager Forum will take place 1 November at the Convene Conference Center in New York City.
The event is presented by the Alternative Investment Group of Marcum LLP, a national accounting and advisory services firm ranked as a Top Five hedge fund service provider by Institutional Investor’s Alpha Awards.
The Marcum Alternative Investment Manager Forum is designed to educate fund managers on the verge of SEC registration about how to institutionalise their businesses and attract investors. The agenda will include expert panels moderated by industry professionals, with a focus on educating managers about formalising their processes,
By JD David, Meyler Capital – I am just going to make two assumptions right off the bat: firstly, you already have a website – even if it is just a splash page – and secondly, no one “accidentally” goes to an alternative manager’s website. They are there for a deliberate reason and therefore, likely already have at least some knowledge about the manager before arriving at the site.
The purpose of the website
First things first – it’s worth understanding what an alternative fund’s site is actually designed to accomplish.
To us, a website serves four very distinct purposes:
Establish
Factory automation, pharmacy and the retail sector are three areas already undergoing fundamental, structural changes from the growing pressures of disruptive innovation (DI) across markets and geographies, according to Quaero Capital investment manager Eurof Uppington.
“We think Disruptive Innovation is taking thematic investing to the next level,” he explains. “We want to invest in enablers and beneficiaries of technological disruption, and short stocks under pressure. We understand fast moving sectors and apply that experience to non-tech sectors where company managements, analysts and investors aren’t used to dealing with radical and sometimes devastating change.”
Uppington is running a model portfolio
Gondor Capital Management, the New York-based hedge fund management firm founded by Vincent Au, has continues its winning streak with its two funds generating positive returns in August.
Au says that his domestic Gondor Partners LP generated a 1.07 return last month (+14.93 per centYTD) while the offshore Gondor Funds LTD gained 0.76 during the period (+13.04 YTD).
Gondor’s strong performance dwarfed the average hedge funds last month as the HFR’s widely followed HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gained 0.29 per cent for the month, reversing a slight loss in place midway through the period. For the year to
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, The Honourable Dr D Orlando Smith, premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), has made restoration of the Islands’ economy a top priority.
The Premier has pointed to the resilience and spirit of the BVI people saying: “We may be momentarily down, but we are certainly not out.”
The Premier also addressed the challenges facing the business and financial services industry. However, pointing to the co-operation of the private sector, he says: “Many overseas offices have come together to support the BVI and work out the best way of continuing to provide vital
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index headed north this week. Special Situations outperformed, followed by CTAs – thanks to rates and equities – and Global Macro – thanks to commodities and equities.
That’s according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research Team which says that: “Robust economic prints and cautious monetary normalisations are prolonging the goldilocks for US equities and for dollar assets – including EM markets and cyclical commodities. Gold was up on receding inflation prospects, unlike govies yields still under pressure. The ECB, which suggested tapering announcements at its October meeting, did not put an end
