Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
Activist Hedge Funds Are Driving Company Performance
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Activist hedge funds globally are driving improvements in the share price, operating performance and governance of the companies in which they invest, according to a new paper by AIMA, the global hedge fund industry specialist. The […]
Hedge Fund Study Expects Asset Allocation To Rise By 7% In 2015
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds are expected to grow by 7%, up to approximately $3 trillion in assets by the end of 2015, according to the 13th annual Alternative Investment Survey by Deutsche Bank. Institutional investment in hedge funds is set […]
2014 Private Equity Exit Volume Highest Level on Record
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Private Equity Growth Capital Council’s Trends Report for the fourth quarter of 2014 was released today. The report indicates that the industry recorded its highest exit volume ever last year, at $257 billion, and also […]
A Hedge Fund Study For Pension Fund Trustees
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Approximately one in every four dollars managed by hedge funds worldwide is invested by public and private sector pension funds, while roughly three out of every four dollars invested in hedge funds come from institutional investors […]
Seward & Kissel: New Hedge Funds Are Lowering Investor Fees
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – An annual study of new hedge funds by New York law firm Seward & Kissel reports that hedge fund managers are becoming more sensitive to the needs of investors, rearranging management fee structures to meet their needs. “The […]
UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index Up 1.09% In January 2015I
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Having finished 2014 with a modest performance of 1.62%, the UCITS HFS Index starts positively into the year with gains of 1.09% in January 2015. After the first full week of trading the broad index returned […]
Hedge Fund Outflows Double That Of 2014
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Compensated for by strong performance-based gains of $21.5 billion, net asset outflows for the hedge fund industry stand at $3.2 billion, nearly twice the outflows for the same period last year, Eurekahedge says in its February report. […]
Hennessee: Hedge Funds Outperform in January
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index gained +0.30% in January (+0.30% YTD), while the S&P 500 lost -3.10% (-3.10% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost -3.69% (-3.69% YTD), and the NASDAQ Composite Index sunk -2.13% (-2.13% […]
Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds Reach $337.5 Billion In 2015
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds were off to a good start in the first month of the year, Eurekahedge reports. Assets under management of multi-strategy hedge funds touched an all time high of $337.5 billion, with managers raking in performance-based […]
SS&C Technologies Acquires Hedge Fund Software Firm For $2.7 Billion
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – SS&C Technologies Holdings has acquired hedge fund software provider Advent Software, Inc. SS&C has 40 acquisitions under their belt so far, including GlobeOp in 2012 and DST Global Solutions in 2014. Under the terms of the agreement, […]
Citi Survey Forecasts 30% Decline in Hedge Fund Industry Profits Due to Poor Performance in 2014
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund industry profits in 2013 reached $31.2 billion but poor performance in 2014 cut that figure by 30% to only $21.9 billion, a loss of nearly $10 billion, Citi estimates in their 3rd Annual Hedge […]
The January 2015 Eurekahedge Report has been released
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – January’s issue of The Eurekahedge Report focuses on the global hedge fund industry which currently stands at US$2.13 trillion. Along with regular coverage of monthly returns, performance and asset flows, this month report features a special section […]
