(Opalesque) SS&C Technologies Holdings announced that the gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for December 2020 measured 3.70%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 1.67% in January. SS&C GlobeOp’s […]

(CNBC) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed his commitment to keeping interest rates low for the foreseeable future even as he expressed hope for a strong economic recovery. “When the time comes to raise interest rates, we’ll certainly do that, […]

(CNBC) Stock futures were lower early Friday morning after President-elect Joe Biden announced details of a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, one of the top agenda items when his administration begins next week. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial […]

(CNBC) President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled the details of a $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package designed to support households and businesses through the pandemic. The proposal, called the American Rescue Plan, includes several familiar stimulus measures in the hope […]

(Hedgeweek) Hedge fund managers have experienced “significant” performance dispersion over the past 12 months, with the biggest funds seeing the largest gaps between gains and losses, new industry data shows, once again underlining the importance of investor due diligence in […]

(Hedgeweek) An unprecedented number of delays when sending out orders to market is costing hedge fund managers $20 million per year, according to new research from TradingScreen.  To read this article:

(Opalesque) Over 90% of reporting managers reported positive results in December, the broadest monthly measure of positive returns since at least 2011, said eVestment. Average gains of +4.00% lifted YTD average returns to +11.02%, past the level in 2019 (+10.07%) […]

(Opalesque) US private equity (PE) investment activity totaled $708.4 billion in 2020 (down 7.3 percent from 2019) across 5,309 separate deals (down 3.4 percent), marking the first decrease in both private equity value and number of transactions since 2009, said […]

(Opalesque) The global hedge fund business ended 2020 on a high note, with average hedge fund returns for December coming in at +4.00% and bringing full-year 2020 average returns to +11.02%, according to the just-released eVestment December / 2020 hedge […]

(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds which generated striking returns in volatile energy markets last year are now preparing for a major rebound in oil in 2021, with post-vaccine travel demand, potential inflation hedges, and surging emerging markets growth all combining to push […]

(Opalesque) Investor Intentions H1 21, a new report by business intelligence provider, HFM, and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global representative of the alternative investment management industry, has found that over 90% of investors were satisfied with the […]

(Opalesque) Announced investments to private equity funds rebounded in November from a brief slump in October, according to the just-released eVestment Private Markets Monitor covering November 2020. Public pensions in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada tracked by eVestment […]