Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
Eurekahedge: Hedge funds up 0.71% in August
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Independent data provider and research house Eurekahedge reports that hedge funds were up for the second month running as managers outperformed the underlying markets in August. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.71%1 during the […]
Financial reform resource: What private fund advisers need to know about the Dodd-Frank Act
New York (Release) – The recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act) is changing the financial service landscape. The Act addresses four major issues: transparency, risk management, accountability and structural oversight; and will create new […]
UCITS Hedge Funds Up in August 2010
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In August the UCITS Alternative Index Global is up 0.14% bringing its year to date performance to -0.14% while the Fund of Funds Index is down -0.35% bringing its performance for the year to -1.18%. The […]
Credit Suisse: Hedge Funds Down in August
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds were negatively impacted by broad market sell-offs in August, although certain sectors showed resilience amid the increased market volatility according to Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse. “While […]
Hedge Fund Whitepaper: An Enhanced Approach to Long Term Equity Investing
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A new research paper released by Credit Suisse, “Long/Short Equity: An Enhanced Approach to Long Term Equity Investing,” that compares long-only equity strategies to long/short equity strategies. Key points in the paper include: L/S Equity Strategies […]
HedgeBay: Secondary Hedge Fund Market Drops 3% in August
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedgebay’s monthly secondary market index continued its general trend of recent months, with near-par trading, deals at around 100% of NAV, once again in short supply. This trend is being driven by the scarcity of locked […]
Hedge Fund Handbook Released: ‘A Guide to Fund Management’
New York (HedgeCo.net) – There is a new book on the market for those who are planning to set up their own hedge fund. Daniel Broby’s ‘A Guide to Fund Management’ is published by Risk Books, a specialist in hedge […]
Hennessee: Hedge Fund Advance +1.91% In July
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds that invest in distressed assets rebounded and posted increases in July after two straight months of declines, according to Hennessee Group. The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +1.91% in July (+1.86% YTD), while the […]
UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index up 0.22%
New York (Hedgeco.net) – The UCITS HFS Index gained 0.22% in the first week of trading in August 2010 (by business day 5, August 6th 2010). Out of the eleven strategies five performed negative, Currency (-0.49%), Credit (-0.38%) and Global […]
U.S. Hedge Fund Reform: Investor Protection Provisions
New York (HedgeCo.net via. Eisner LLP)- On July 21, 2010, after a legislative process that included intensive lobbying by influential interest groups and a partisan minority, President Obama signed into law H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer […]