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 »
CTA Capital Flows Positive For Six Months Straight
From Eurekahedge Hedge fund assets under management have increased by US$93 billion in the first six months of 2015, with roughly US$52 billion coming from performance driven gains and US$41 billion from new investor allocations. Despite losses of 1.13% in June, European mandates continue to see resurgence in investor allocations. European hedge funds […] 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 »
CTA’s Short-Term Systems Go Short European Bonds – Graphic of the Day
From Hedge Fund Insight/ Lyxor Asset Management The data is sourced from the Lyxor Managed Account Platform which has nearly $8bn of assets invested via around 80 managers. Read more »
2015 Hedge Fund Outlook from Deutsche AWM
By Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management’s Hedge Fund Advisory team Our 12 month hedge fund performance forecasts are derived from our market outlook to the end of 2015, which in turn is anchored by the forecasts from the Deutsche AWM CIO Office. They are based on the following expectations: We expect global economic […] Read more »
2015 Hedge Fund Industry Outlook from eVestment – Flow Forecasts
From eVestment LLC eVestment’s 2015 Hedge Fund Industry Outlook predictions of hedge fund trends for the upcoming year include: Barring a large and unexpected global or financial event, hedge funds are positioned for another year of solid growth as institutional investors seek to gain alternative exposures to traditional equity and fixed income markets. […] Read more »
CTAs Dominate Rank Of Top Performing Hedge Funds Of UK Managers
Hedge Fund Insight staff Complied using data from Barclayhedge, E&OE In compiling this table where different classes of the same fund qualified, the US Dollar version is shown. The emboldened funds are either CTAs or systematic macro managers. The two funds with asterisks both employ systematic strategies – The Cambridge Strategy invests sytematically […] Read more »
Global Macro and CTAs Outperform Again In November
From Global Asset Management Global equity markets continued on their upward trend from mid-October, finishing November up 2.1%, as measured by the MSCI World index in US dollars. US Treasuries and core European bonds also rallied. Against this backdrop, coupled with a strong US dollar and downward trending oil prices, hedge funds performed positively. […] Read more »
Equity Strategies Dominate YTD Inflows – CTAs and Macro See Outflows
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