Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
Hedge Fund Third Party Marketing Industry Is Seeing Strong Growth in Demand
New York (HedgeCo.net) – After a tumultuous three years the hedge fund Third Party Marketing (TPM) industry is seeing very strong growth in demand from both hedge funds and investors, although this growth is not shared evenly across the estimated […]
Emerging Market Hedge Funds Gain +7.3% in 1Q12
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Emerging Markets hedge funds posted their strongest start to a calendar year since 2006 with the HFRI Emerging Markets Index posting an industry-leading gain of +7.3 percent in 1Q12, according to the latest HFR Emerging Markets […]
Survey: Institutional Investors Spur Hedge Funds to Grow Operational Infrastructure and Increase Transparency
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A new global report by KPMG and AIMA covered 150 managers with $550bn in assets under management. Some fundings include * Almost 60% of global assets under management are now from institutional investors * Nearly 90% of […]
Private Equity Invests $144 Billion in 1,702 U.S. Companies in 2011
Washington, D.C. – Private equity firms invested more than $144 billion in 1,702 U.S.-based companies in 2011, according to an analysis released today by the Private Equity Growth Capital Council. The top five states in terms of investment were Texas, […]
GlobeOp April Hedge Fund Performance Index Up 0.51%
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The gross return of the GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April, 2012 measured 0.51%. · Current month, flash estimate 0.51%* · Year-to-date (YTD) performance 3.66%* · Last 12 month (LTM) performance 1.22%* · […]
Hedge Funds Up Over $11 Billion in April
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Total inflows amounted to $28.13 billion while client redemptions added to $17.72 billion. The MSCI World Index dropped 1.62% on the back of rising eurozone sovereign yields, weak US economic data and slow Chinese growth. Key […]
May Produces Another Month of Positive Hedge Fund Net Flows
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund flows as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 1.24% in May. “May produced another month of positive net flows into hedge funds,” said Hans Hufschmid, chief executive officer, GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE:GO.). […]
Hedge Funds Experience Pull Back as Concerns about Euro Zone Grow
New York (HedgeCo.net)– Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors, announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined -0.38% in April (+4.02% YTD), while the S&P 500 fell -0.75% (+11.16% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased […]
Global hedge fund assets still over $2 trillion, up slightly in the past year
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Assets in global hedge funds edged up slightly during 2011, despite the strong headwinds in global markets and the negative performance delivered on average from funds in the industry last year, according to the latest research […]
Survey: Hedge Funds Are Spending More Time On Fundraising
New York (HedgeCo.net) – EisnerAmper released the fourth edition of The Pulse of Private Equity, its biannual research report based on survey results from private equity fund executives. More than 110 fund managers in the United States responded to the […]
Research: Hedge Fund Fees Get A Makeover As Investors Take The Upper Hand
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Only around one-third* of outperformance from skill** should go to hedge fund managers in the form of fees, with the rest going to the investor according to new research from Towers Watson, the global professional services […]
