Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index continues positive run, up +0.99% in February 2012
New York (HedgeCo.net) — After a good start into the year the UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy (HFS) Index was able to continue its positive performance with gains of +0.99% in February 2012. The first three days into the month already […]
Hedge Funds Off to Best Start in Over a Decade
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors, announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +1.72% in February (+4.07% YTD), while the S&P 500 advanced +4.06% (+8.60% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
February: Hedge funds See $20 billion in net positive asset flows
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds witnessed US$20 billion in net positive asset flows, positive returns for all regions and strategies. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 2.06%1 in February as optimism about European debt and strengthening global economy […]
Eurekahedge Launches New Insurance Linked Hedge Fund Index
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Eurekahedge has launched a new hedge fund index, the ‘Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index’, focusing on insurance linked securities in partnership with ILS Advisers. Increasing amounts of government intervention in worldwide financial markets has created an unprecedented correlation […]
MerchantCantos Interviews Man Group’s Senior Hedge Fund Executives
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Man Group has reported booking $16.7 billion of product sales for the nine months ended 31 Dec 2011. A spike in hedge fund redemptions in September led to modest net inflows in alternatives and an outflow in […]
Deutsche Bank Hedge Fund Survey Predicts Growth And Increased Institutional Participation
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Deutsche Bank’s tenth annual Alternative Investment Survey, which was conducted in December 2011 by the Bank’s Global Prime Finance business, predicts increased institutional participation in driving growth as hedge funds become an established and formidable part of […]
Why CitiGroup Hid Its Hedge Fund Numbers
New York (HedgeCo.net) – This coming April issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine reports that four of Citi’s seven biggest hedge funds have underperformed their indexes since they started, according to investors. Five of the seven lost money in 2011. The […]
Seward & Kissel Study: Newly Launched Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Seward & Kissel, the law firm that helped create the first hedge fund over 60 years ago, A.W. Jones & Co., announced its first study of New Hedge Funds in the U.S. The Seward & Kissel […]
Study: Investors Allocated Billions to New Hedge Funds Within Twelve Months of Launch
New York (HedgeCo.net) – According to a survey released by Citi Prime Finance, 78 leading investors who provide capital to hedge fund managers upon launch (Day One) or within the first 12 months of a fund’s existence (Early Stage) allocated […]
Hedge Funds Gain 2.15% in January 2012, Eurekahedge
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 2.10% in January on the back of a strong resurgence in risk appetite, making it the strongest monthly return for the index since December 2010. The MSCI World Index […]
J.P. Morgan Strengthens Hedge Fund Arm
New York (HedgeCo.net) – J.P. Morgan’s hedge fund investment arm, J.P. Morgan’s Asset Management is enhancing its pooled Commingled Pension Trust Fund Stable Asset Income Fund (SAIF), to ensure that the fund remains open and available to new investors. “The […]
February UCITS Hedge Fund Update
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS Alternative Index Blue Chip is up 0.25% this week, bringing its month to date performance to 1.32%. Macro and Emerging Markets are the best weekly performers, with respective gains of 0.61% and 0.57%. Event-Driven […]
