Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
Survey: Hedge Fund Employees Believe The Dodd-Frank Act May Impact Bonuses
New York (HedgeCo.net) – More than six in 10 (62%) of financial markets professionals surveyed by eFinancialCareers.com expect their bonus this year will be higher or the same in comparison to the bonus they earned in 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act continues […]
Hennessee Research: Hedge Funds Down –3.78% in September
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Hennessee September Hedge Fund Index declined –3.78% (-5.53% YTD), while the S&P 500 declined -7.18% (-10.04% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased -6.03% (-5.74% YTD), and the NASDAQ Composite Index fell -6.36% (-8.96% YTD). […]
UCITS Alternative Index Global is down in September -1.33%
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS Alternative Index Global is down in September (-1.33%), bringing its year to date performance to -3.85%. The Fund of Funds Index is down -0.84% reaching -4.08% this year. In September, all strategies are down. […]
Survey: Hedge Funds Spend $2 Billion On IT
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Citi Prime Finance has released the new survey results on how much hedge funds’ are spending on IT. The survey documents for the first time both the industry’s aggregate expenditure on IT and the average expenditure […]
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index fell 2.30% in August
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds generated negative performance in August, falling 2.30% for the month versus a loss of 7.69% for the Dow Jones Global Index. “The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index fell 2.30% in August, although […]
Hedge Fund Study: Institutional Traders Concerned by High Frequency Trading
New York (HedgeCo.net) – More than two-thirds of traders at leading asset management firms around the world are concerned about the impact of high frequency trading (HFT) on the equities market, according to a survey by Liquidnet, an international institutional equities […]
UCITS Alternative Index Down -1.81% In August
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS Alternative Index Global is down in August (-1.81%) bringing its year to date performance to -2.55%. The Fund of Funds Index is down -2.14% reaching -3.27% this year. Except for the Commodities Index, all […]
Labor Day
New York (HedgCo.net) – From The Baltomore Sun: “Labor Day’s arrival can serve to remind employers that such investments are critical to an economy whose competitive advantage stems not from how inexpensive our labor is relative to other countries’, but […]
Hedge Fund Industry Commentary August 2011: Credit Downgrade Further Supports Commodities
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index ended up 0.99% for the month of August after investors on both sides of the pond looked to commodities as a safe haven for funds. Perpetuating the activity was the fact […]
EurekaHedge: Hedge funds outperformed global markets by 3.03%
New York (HedgeCo.net) – August’s edition of The Eurekahedge Report takes an in-depth look at the global hedge funds sector, with analysis of the industry’s performance so far in 2011, comparisons to previous years and an examination into where it […]
Private Equity Activity Remains Steady in Second Quarter
Private equity activity continued at a steady pace in the second quarter of 2011, according to the Private Equity Index (PE Index) released today by the Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC). As of June 30, 2011, the PE Index […]
New Hedge Fund Whitepaper: Increased Volatility, Increased Opportunity?
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A new white paper entitled, “Commodities Outlook: Increased Volatility, Increased Opportunity?” has been released by Credit Suisse’s Asset Management division. The paper examines the recent rise in the volatility of commodity prices within the context of […]
