Over the last 36 months these are the top-ranked managed futures programs for absolute return.* Please note that this table updates in the week after the close of the month. Click on a program to see more detail (right mouse click to open in a new window or tab). *source:Fundpeak.com Read more »
Add to Equity M-N from Event Driven Advises Deutsche AWM
By Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management’s Hedge Fund Advisory Team Strategy and Drivers – Taking advantage of the rise in volatility “Volatility and liquidity are persistent themes”. The theme ofelevated volatility in markets – a key message of the June 2015 CIO view, suggests emphasising those strategies that thrive in this type of environment. […] Read more »
Update 2 of “How Many Hedge Funds in a Fund of Funds”
By Hedge Fund Insight staff On of the best and most widely read articles on this website is the one by Cliffwater titled “How Many Hedge Funds? Only 15-20 For The Highly Skilled” – see the original article. The article is going to be referenced when new data becomes available that gives real world […] Read more »
Graphics of the Day – State of New Jersey Pension Fund’s Hedge Funds
By Hedge Fund Insight staff There is good visibility of hedge fund exposure and returns for state pension plans. Most investment committee papers are available, and often it is possible to read the hedge fund managers comments and presentations. In the first graphic are two tables extracted from the monthly Investment Reports a year […] Read more »
1H Returns for Distressed Investing Mildly Supportive of Oaktree Indicator
By Thomson Reuters/Hedge Fund Insight staff Completed Distressed Debt and Bankruptcy Restructuring activity totaled US$59.9 billion during the first half of 2015, a 44% decrease from the first half of 2014. The number of completed deals also saw a significant decrease, with 109 deals during the first half of 2015 compared to the 165 […] Read more »
Prospects for Insurance-Linked Securities and Cat Bonds in the 2H of 2015
By Twelve Capital Insurance Bonds For the Insurance Bond market, the year started with fears of European wide deflation and sluggish growth across the region. This spurred the ECB to act decisively and initiate a programme of quantitative easing which it intended to last until 2016, pumping EUR 60bn a month into the market. […] Read more »
Nearly All HF Strategies Down in June
By Financial Risk Management (FRM is part of Man Group) MARKETS In the US, we remain cautious of equity valuations. Earnings growth is weakening and some data shows it becoming negative. Data also shows institutions have been net sellers of stock for the past four quarters and only non-financials have been net buyers over […] Read more »
Why Hedge Fund Returns Have Disappointed: Lyxor Expects A Different Future
By Philippe Ferreira, Jean-Baptiste Berthon, Jeanne Asseraf-Bitton and Jean-Marc Stenger of Lyxor Asset Management Introduction Since the financial crisis, excluding the Euro crisis period, hedge funds have lagged traditional assets until last year. This stands in contrast with the outstanding hedge funds’ track record delivered over recent decades. Criticism against the lack of hedge funds […] Read more »
Update 1 of “How Many Hedge Funds in a Fund of Funds”
By Hedge Fund Insight staff On of the best and most widely read articles on this website is the one by Cliffwater titled “How Many Hedge Funds? Only 15-20 For The Highly Skilled” – see the original article. The article is going to be referenced when new data becomes available that gives real world […] Read more »
Asian Hedge Funds Attract Capital in 2015 That Pays Off Quickly
By Hedge Fund Insight staff It has been a long road back, but Asian hedge funds have at last regained their peak assets – last seen pre-Credit Crunch in 2008. Total assets in Asian hedge funds (excluding Japan) were at $159.8bn at the end of May 2015. The asset growth since the start of […] Read more »