Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
Hedge Fund Forward Redemptions at 3.14% up from 1.85% in January
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund administrator GlobeOp Financial Services announced that its Forward Redemption Indicator for February shows notifications at 3.14%, up from 1.85% in January. In line with seasonal adjustment the data continues to reflect the trend of very low […]
Survey: Hedge Fund Allocations to Increase in 2012
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A new survey by AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace found that a majority of investors in hedge funds, commodity trading advisors and private equity funds expect to increase their allocations to those private investments in 2012. More than […]
Fundspire Envelops Growth in the Hedge Fund Cloud
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Fundspire, a cloud-based technology provider of performance analytics and reporting for the hedge fund industry, announced record revenue as well as significant client, product and employee growth in 2011. “We are very pleased to have had […]
Event-driven hedge funds up 3.54% in January
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds ended a two-month losing streak, profiting from the January market surge. The Hedge Fund Intelligence Global Composite Index rose 1.27%. The equity market rally handily exceeded hedge fund returns, however, with the MSCI World Index (net) […]
UCITS Hedge Funds up 1.37% in January
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS Hedge Fund Alternative Index Global is up 1.37% in January, after a performance of -3.64% in 2011. The Fund of Funds Index is up 0.18% after finishing the year 2011 down -5.25%. All strategies […]
Hedge Funds Back Romney Super PAC
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds have been the biggest doners to Mitt Romney’s Super PAC, “Restore Our Future.” Almost 60 corporations and wealthy individuals donated at least $100,000 each to the Romney PAC, which raised more than $20 million in […]
GlobeOp Hedge Fund Redemptions At Record Low
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for January 2012 measured 1.85%, down from 4.58% in December 2011. GlobeOp’s data represents approximately 8-10% of the hedge fund industry, with $173 billion in AUM. “January 2012 is the lowest month […]
What The Specialists Are Saying About Private Equity And Hedge Funds This Year
New York (HedgeCo.net) – “When large-scale hostile takeovers appeared in the 1980s, many voiced the opinion that they were driven by investor greed; the robber barons of Wall Street had returned to raid innocent corporations. Today, it is widely accepted […]
Hedge Fund Association On The EU Financial Transaction Tax
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The proposed European Union financial transaction tax (FTT) could lead to a significant decrease in cross-border trading of financial instruments in the EU, undermining the single market, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the […]
Regulation Prompts Hedge Fund Managers to Reconsider Domiciles
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A greater focus from regulators and investors has led to an increased number of hedge fund and private equity managers actively considering strategic moves to more favourable domiciles. Emerging regions are particularly appealing to investors and […]
Hedge Fund Compensation Report Reveals a Drop in Bonuses
Nrw York (HedgeCo.net) – The 2012 Hedge Fund Compensation Report revealed that hedge fund managers anticipated an increase in base salary but a shortfall in year-end bonuses. The average reported cash compensation for 2011 was $311,000, just slightly higher than last year’s […]
Hedge Funds Down 0.41% in December
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index was down 0.41% in December as the component strategies reported mixed results. The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index provides daily published index values which […]
