Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
UPDATE: SEC Approves Registered Third Party Marketers Doing Business With Public Pension Funds
Donald A. Steinbrugge – Last week the SEC officially changed its position, voting to adopt new rules concerning public. pension funds pay-to-play practices. The new rules permit managers to pay third party marketers that are registered as investment advisers or […]
Global Private Equity Fundraising at Lowest Level Since 2003
Study – The $41.3bn collected by the global private equity industry from 82 final fund closes in Q2 2010 is the lowest total since 2003, and is a reflection of the continuing harsh fundraising conditions for managers seeking capital. It […]
Study: Lending and Leverage – The New Securities Finance Model for Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A new independent study by Pershing LLC, “Lending and Leverage: The New Securities Finance Model for Hedge Funds,” examines the changing business model of securities financing for hedge funds in 2010. “The major challenge for hedge […]
UCITS Hedge Funds Still Up 0.8% After Week of Losses
New York (Hedge Co.net) – The UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index is still up by 0,08% in June 2010 (by business day 10, June 14th 2010) after a week full of losses. Out of the eleven strategies only two were […]
Demands From Institutional Investors Seen as Transforming Alternative Investment Industry
New York (Study) – The majority of institutional investors intend to increase their allocations to alternative investments over the next three years, carrying far greater influence over the shape of the industry as a result, concludes a KPMG International study […]
Hedge Funds Down -2.99% In May
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined -2.99% in May (+1.57% YTD), while the S&P 500 decreased -8.20% (-2.30% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined -7.92% (-2.79%), and the NASDAQ Composite Index fell -8.29% (-0.53% YTD). […]
Opalesque: Hedge Funds Engage in “Armageddon Strategies”
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Opalesque has released the 32nd issue in a series of regional roundtable forums – the 2010 Opalesque West Coast Roundtable. The 25 page Roundtable publication covers “Armageddon” strategies and how plan sponsors have changed their game […]
Credit Suisse: Hedge Funds Post Negative Returns in May
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund performance was negative across most strategies in May, according to Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse. “The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (CSLAB) generated negative performance in […]
Survey: Hedge Funds & FoHFs Expect Competition
New York (HedgeCo.net) – International hedge fund advisory firm, Rothstein Kass, released a survey report “A Call to Action” on key trends impacting the fund of funds sector. Findings suggest that the hedge fund industry expects intense competition for investment […]
April: “A solid month for hedge funds”
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Single-strategy hedge funds saw overall inflows of $2.7 billion in March, bringing flows into positive territory for the year of approximately $835 million through the first quarter, Morningstar, a leading hedge fund database reports. “April was […]
Review: Texas Hedge Fund Roundtable
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund industry publisher Opalesque has launched the 31st issue in a series of regional roundtable forums – the inaugural Opalesque Texas Roundtable. Keynote speaker, Kyle Bass, one of the handful money managers who correctly identified […]
UCITS Hedge Fund Stock Index takes hit in third week of May
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS hedge fund stock (HFS) Index lost 1,26% in third week of trading in May 2010 (by business day 15, May 21th 2010). Only two out of the eleven sub-strategies returned positive results, although Market […]