(Hedgeweek) The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.71 per cent in July, outperforming the -0.15 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. […]

(Evestment) Given the broadly positive returns posted in July, the beginning of H2 2018 would appear to have been a positive one. However, the good performance is overshadowed at the aggregate level by underperformance from macro and managed futures products […]

(Forbes) The hedge fund industry is quietly innovating, particularly in the legacy area of equity. Long-only equity run by hedge fund managers is growing in popularity—and for good reason– early returns have surpassed expectations—with the added plus that much of […]

(Harvest) Investors are demonstrating caution midway through 2018 by taking steps to help insulate their portfolios. That’s understandable on the heels of a nine-year bull market in U.S. stocks, given renewed volatility, uncertainty surrounding global trade policies and steadily rising […]

(Hedgeweek) The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for July 2018 measured 0.97 per cent To read this article:

(Reuters) – Having sunk to 13-month lows, sterling could fall by up to another 10 percent in the coming months should Britain crash out of the European Union without a deal on future trade ties, luring more speculators to bet […]

(Reuters) – Persistent hedge fund liquidation over the last four months has weighed heavily on the oil market, both spot prices and calendar spreads, ending the previous rally and putting the cyclical upswing into a prolonged pause. Hedge funds resumed […]

(Reuters) – Elliott Management, one of the world’s biggest hedge funds, disclosed that it held a large stake in information services company Nielsen Holdings (NLSN.N) and urged it to considering selling itself. News of Elliott’s investment pushed Nielsen’s stock price […]

(Hedgeweek) Falling prices for cryptocurrencies, and an uncertain regulatory environment, in 2018 haven’t deterred new crypto investment funds from opening, according to new analysis from Crypto Fund Research To read this article:

(Reuters) William Ackman’s publicly traded hedge fund is outperforming the broader stock market this year, fueled by rising prices at Chipotle Mexican Grill and Automatic Data Processing Inc, the billionaire investor said on Thursday. “While a few months of strong […]

(Hedgeweek) Following a marginal uptick in performance in June, CTAs faced headwinds again in July with all of Societe Generale Prime Services’ SG CTA indices posting negative returns. To read this article:

(New York Times) The chances of a recession by the end of 2020 are mounting. And the prospects for the American stock market in the next decade have worsened appreciably. Those are prognoses, not facts. But they’re not just offhand […]