Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
Agecroft Partners Predicts Hedge Fund Industry Trends for 2012
New York (Hedgeco.net) – Based on several dominant and emerging trends Agecroft has identified through their conversations with more than 300 hedge fund organizations and 2,000 institutional investors during 2011, Agecroft Partners predicts 2012 will be the best year for net […]
Eurekahedge: 2011 As The Second Worst Year On Record For Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – 2011 was the second worst year on record for the hedge fund industry as global markets remained unpredictable amid the European debt crisis, risk-on risk-off investor sentiment, political wrangling and geopolitical events. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund […]
UCITS Hedge Fund Index Update
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UAI Blue Chip Index is down -0.37% for the week bringing its month to date performance to -0.22%. Event-Driven, Emerging Markets and Commodity are the worst performing strategies respectively down -3.48%, -2.57% and -2.19% this […]
Eurekahedge: December 2011 Hedge Fund Report
New York (HedgeCo.net) – U.S. hedge funds posted an average return of -0.87% in November, outperforming global equity markets by 2.35% as managers focused on capital preservation strategies, according to Eurekahedge. The MSCI World Index fell by as much as 10% […]
Survey: Cayman Named #1 Hedge Fund Domicile
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Cayman Islands was named the most favoured domicile in Hedge Funds Review’s Service Providers Rankings, a survey completed by more than 1,000 hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, and investors. Conducted between 4 October and […]
GlobeOp: Hedge Funds Close 2011 On A Positive Note
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund flows as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 1.55% in December. “December closes the year on a positive note with net inflows of 1.55 percent, driven primarily by healthy subscriptions,” said Hans Hufschmid, chief executive […]
Hedge Fund Index Down 0.95% in November
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index reported a drop of 0.95% in November as a majority of component strategies declined. The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index provides the benefit of daily […]
UCITS Alternative Index – November 2011 Performance
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS Alternative Index Global is down -1.30% in November bringing its year to date performance to -3.98%. The Fund of Funds Index is down -1.27% reaching -5.21% this year. All UCITS sub-strategies are negative for […]
HFR Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Industry Report for Third Quarter 2011
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Emerging markets hedge funds posted strong performance gains in October, reversing sharp losses from September as emerging market (EM) economies and assets continue to experience volatility relating to the European sovereign debt crisis. The HFRX Total […]
Wells Fargo Hedge Fund Manager Holdings Index Launch
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Wells Fargo & Company has launched the Wells Fargo Hedge Fund Manager Holdings Index. The Index measures the real-time performance of the 100 largest positions in equities and equity-related securities as reported quarterly to the Securities […]
Hedge Funds Reported up 1.1% to 1.73% in October
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index posted its largest monthly gain since April and finished up 1.73% in October. A new monthly commentary offers insight into hedge fund performance through the month of October. […]
Hedge Fund Research:: November notifications up 3.44%
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for November 2011 measured 3.44%, up from 2.51% in October. “We expect fund redemption requests to increase as year-end approaches,” said Hans Hufschmid, chief executive officer, GlobeOp Financial Services. “January is […]
