Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
UCITS Hedge Funds Up 1.07% ($125.7 billion) in Dec 2010
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS Hedge Fund Alternative Index Global is up 1.07% in December, bringing the 2010 performance to 1.86% while the Fund of Funds Index is up 0.60% bringing the 2010 performance to -0.14%. The Commodities Index […]
Editorial: Hedge Fund Capital Raising for 2011
New York (HedgeCo.net) – 2011 will be a very good year for flows into the hedge fund industry despite the recent negative publicity generated from the insider trading scandal, according to hedge fund consulting specialist Don Steinbrugge, Chairman at Agecroft Partners. “This conclusion is […]
Hedge Funds To Fluctuate Further In 2011
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Prices on the hedge fund secondary market remain volatile, according to the latest data from Hedgebay, a hedge fund market data provider. October’s high of 81% was the third time in a row the index had risen, […]
EurekaHedge: Hedge Funds Post Positive Returns Of 0.40%
New York (HedgeCo.net) – All regional mandates ended the month with flat to positive returns as the Eurekahedge Hedge Funds Index witnessed a fifth consecutive month of back-to-back positive returns. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index is up 7.72% November YTD, […]
UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index up +0.11% month to date
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy (HFS) Index lost -0.06% in the second week of trading in December and is up +0.11% month to date (by business day 10, December 14th, 2010). Although seven sub-strategies were negative in […]
Hedge Funds Attract $61 Billion So Far In 2010
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds attracted $61 billion over the first 10 months of 2010, according to the November 2010 Eurekahedge Report, taking the hedge fund industry to $1.63 trillion, above October 2008 level. Hedge funds are up 7.33% YTD […]
Hedge Fund Research: Investors expect greater transparency
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The global hedge fund industry has largely rebounded from the financial crisis and is responding readily to investor requests for greater transparency, according to a new report published today by Ernst & Young. Investors expect greater […]
October 2010: UCITS Hedge Fund Alternative Index Performance
New York (HedgeCo.net) – With 600 constituent hedge funds and fund of hedge funds totaling EUR 93 billion assets ($132.3 billion) under management, the UCITS Alternative Index Global Index performance is up 0.71% while the performance of the UCITS Alternative Index […]
Pension Funds Predicted To Increase Hedge Fund Exposure
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Approximately 5% of pension plan assets are invested in hedge funds, Agecroft Partners, a global consulting and third party marketing firm for hedge funds reported today. Pension plans which have an approved allocation to hedge funds […]
Emerging Market Hedge Funds Strong in October – HCN Index
New York, November 2, 2010 (HedgeCo.net) – The HedgeCo.Net (HCN) Hedge Fund Emerging Markets Index performed well last month at +4.03%, up from -4.31% in the last year. The HCN Index compared with the S&P500 at 3.00% – 3.99%, respectively. The […]
Japan Hedge Fund Launches China & India ETFs
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Japan hedge fund manager, Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. has launched three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) which began trading on 22 October 2010. With the addition of these three ETFs, Nikko AM has now a […]
SEC Targets Use of Side Pockets by Hedge Funds
Pillsbury’s Investment Fund Law Blog – The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Asset Management Unit has been investigating whether hedge fund managers have overvalued assets in “side pockets” and then charged investors higher fees based on those inflated values. A side […]