By Hedge Fund Insight staff The latest data from Eurekahedge shows the best flows into the hedge fund industry for a number of years for the first quarter of 2017. Preliminary net asset flows were positive in March with US$9.3 billion of inflows into the industry. Investor subscriptions have picked up pace since the start of the […] Read more »
Hedge Fund Positioning Around The French Elections
From Lyxor Asset Management* Hello, Please find attached this week’s Lyxor Weekly Brief. This is a weekly report from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team, focused on hedge fund flows, performance and positioning. It aims at identifying trends in hedge fund investing every week, while leveraging on the proprietary information accessible through the Managed Account Platform. […] Read more »
Hedge Fund Investment Due Diligence – Sample Report From Consultant
Investment Due Diligence Report Halcyon Asset Management, LLC Master Custodial Account Report written by the A Consultant Hedge Fund Research Team March 27, 2015 Executive Summary This review has been requested by The Client. The scope of this review and the rating is limited to the general investment capabilities of Halcyon Asset management, LLC (the […] Read more »
Global Private Debt Infographic From bfinance
Source: bfinance, extracted from the bfinance market intelligence paper ‘Direct Lending – What’s Different Now? Read more »
KKR Addresses Its Mis-Step In Acquiring Prisma Through PAAMCO Deal
By Hedge Fund Insight staff It was announced today that PAAMCO and KKR Prisma are to form a Strategic Partnership to create a new liquid alternatives investment firm. As PAAMCO has been fiercely independent and Prisma was acquired by Private Equity giant KKR in 2012 to give growth to its’ liquid alternatives business this has […] Read more »
Hedge Fund Outlook – Greater Dispersion To Aid Equity Strategies, Credit? Not So Much
by 50 South Capital Advisors, LLC. INTRODUCTION After a volatile first quarter of 2016, global equity and bond markets regained their footing and finished in positive territory for the year. European equities were the regional exception, with the MSCI European Index posting negative returns through November. Although markets overall generated positive returns for investors in […] Read more »
Hedge Fund Industry Take On “A Modest Proposal”
By Diane Harrison, principal of Panegyric Marketing Jonathan Swift, one of the great satirists of all time, published a disturbing and provocative essay, ‘A Modest Proposal,’ in 1729 suggesting a unique and terrible solution to Ireland’s famine crisis. In his piece, Swift recommended cannibalism as a wholesale solution to Ireland’s struggles with overpopulation, starvation, […] Read more »
Consultant Verus Negative on Outlook for Event Driven Hedge Funds
By Hedge Fund Insight staff In a recent report Verus, the investment consultant created out of the combination of Wurts and Strategic Investment Solutions, was constructive on the outlook for three out of five hedge fund strategies. The consultant gave forward-looking views across the broad hedge fund investment strategies as shown in the table below. […] Read more »
Tages – Europe’s Largest HF Seeder – Gets A Capital Infusion from Trapani
By Hedge Fund Insight staff Francesco Trapani has acquired a 9% equity stake in Tages Holding by means of a dedicated capital increase, to be approved by Bank of Italy. Francesco Trapani, is the former CEO of the Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer, Bulgari, and is credited with the turnaround of the business. Trapani acts as an advisor to […] Read more »
Overview of North American and South American Hedge Funds – Graphic of the Day
From Eurekahedge NORTH AMERICAN HEDGE FUNDS SOUTH AMERICAN HEDGE FUNDS Read more »