Hedge Funds

  • hedge fund performance 2013

    hedge fund performance 2013

    Hedgies have posted some of their best returns for 2013 though out of favour commodity strategies are continuing to come under pressure.

  • Hedge funds recover following June wobble

    Hedge funds recover following June wobble

    Almost three quarters of hedge funds, 70%, delivered positive returns in July, while the sector as a whole grew 0.90% following a decline in the previous month.

  • Hedge funds fall victim to global market glitch

    Hedge funds fall victim to global market glitch

    Hedge fund returns fell into negative territory for the first time for seven months in June, amid speculation the US Federal Reserve was to slow down its asset purchase programme. .

  • Polar AUM continues to swell

    Polar AUM continues to swell

    Polar Capital’s AUM increased by over a quarter in the three month period to the end of June 2013 and now stands at $9.2bn, up from $7.2bn at the end of March.

  • Global hedge fund AUM reaches record high

    Global hedge fund AUM reaches record high

    Long/short equity and macro hedge funds attracted the highest proportion of industry asset flows in May, gaining an aggregate $6.4bn as a result of the prevailing assumption the strong run in equity markets is to continue.

  • Post-crisis Europe draws US hedge fund

    Post-crisis Europe draws US hedge fund

    US distressed debt hedge fund manager Monarch Capital is opening a London office in a bid to establish its long-term commitment to European investing.

  • AIFMD continues to plague hedge fund managers

    AIFMD continues to plague hedge fund managers

    Hedge fund managers are remaining tight-lipped following HM Treasury’s decision to allow new funds to continue to market as normal for the year following the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager’s Directive (AIFMD).

  • European hf managers

    European hf managers

    European hedge fund launches were subdued in the first quarter of the year as fund managers postpone bringing their new funds to market until after the AIFMD deadline in July.

  • Hendersons Casson joins Artemis

    Hendersons Casson joins Artemis

    Paul Casson has joined Artemis following the resignation of Stephen Yiu from the UK growth team.

  • hf performance continues upward trajectory

    hf performance continues upward trajectory

    Hedge funds attracted $20bn in new assets in the first quarter of 2013 and US hedge fund assets hit a record high of $1.25bn during the period, according to data provided by Eurekahedge.

  • advisers torn between client demand hedge funds

    advisers torn between client demand hedge funds

    Over one-third of investors feel advisers are not sufficiently clued up on Ucits hedge funds despite research showing that blindly allocating to the vehicles for diversification purposes can be damaging to portfolios.

  • warning on alternatives as poor diversifiers

    warning on alternatives as poor diversifiers

    Alternative assets used as diversifiers may be damaging portfolios due to high correlation with other underlying assets, a report by Capital Generation Partners shows.