Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for August 2012 measured 0.83%
New York (HedgeCo.net) – SS&C GlobeOp announced that its Performance Index for August measured 0.83%. Year-to-date performance stands at 6.76% (gross). Other highlights include: · Current month, flash estimate 0.83%* · Year-to-date (YTD) performance 6.76%* · Last 12 month (LTM) […]
Hedge funds up 0.47% in August 2012
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 0.47% during the month. Market sentiment was optimistic for most of the month, with prospects for QE3 increasing, positive signals from the Euro zone and stronger US economic data. The MSCI World […]
Study: Hedge Fund Assets Rise in First Half of 2012
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Single-manager hedge funds, which include commodities trading advisors, withstood market swings, macroeconomic uncertainties and regulatory reforms in the first half of 2012, increasing their reported assets under management by 5.23% to $1.892 trillion, according to a study […]
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.42% in July
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.42% in July. A new monthly commentary offers insight into hedge fund performance through the month of July. Some key findings from the report include: Hedge […]
HedgeCo™ (HCN) Hedge Fund Indices Through July 2012 [UPDATED]
New York – (HedgeCo.Net) – [UPDATED] The HedgeCo.Net Hedge Fund Aggregate Index showed an average annual return of 1.09% through July 2012. The HCN Long/Short Index ranked highest at 5.58%. “Most of the industry decided to sit tight and ride […]
Hedge Funds Reach Record High Of $1.2 Trillion
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds in North America are at an all-time peak and assets under management are at the historically high level of $1.2 trillion, according to the August edition of The Eurekahedge Report. Asia-based North America investing managers posted […]
Hedge Fund Fraud: Whitman Joins the Ranks of Rajaratnam Guilty Verdicts
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The manager of a $100 million hedge fund, Doug Whitman, has been convicted of insider trading. “Douglas Whitman now joins the grim procession of convicted Wall Street professionals who decided that the rules don’t apply to […]
Report: Secondary Market Hedge Fund Trading Interests to Grow 125% to $146 Billion
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A new survey by hedge fund tech provider Simplify LLC., reports that the secondary market, where investors historically went to trade their illiquid holdings in hedge funds, private equity and other alternative investments, is increasingly a source of […]
Absolute Return Ranks Biggest Hedge Fund Launches For H1 2012
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – 33 hedge funds raised $10.4 billion in the first half of the year, Absolute Return reports, that’s half of the amount raised in the first half of 2008. Some key points include: · Half of the total came from a single launch […]
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index: Gains For Hedge Funds In July
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – SS&C GlobeOp announced that its Performance Index for July measured 1.42%. Year-to-date performance stands at 5.74% (gross). The figure shows continued gains for hedge funds this year. Highlights include: · Current month, flash estimate 1.42%* · […]
Hedge Fund Veteran To Speak At TEDx “Designing Tomorrow – The Emerging Future”
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Rachel S.L. Minard, the CEO of Minard Capital LLC will be speaking at the independently organized TED event for Marin County California, TEDxMarin. Minard has 20 years of experience in the hedge fund industry, she will […]
BNY Mellon named largest hedge fund UCITS administrator for second consecutive year
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund admin giant BNY Mellon, has seen its Alternative Investment Services (AIS) business named as the largest global administrator of alternative UCITS funds in the second annual administration survey by Absolute UCITS publication. This is the second […]
