By Hedge Fund Insight staff Recent analysis of EM hedge fund staff registered with the UK’s financial regulator, the FCA, shows some clear winners. Staff are a lagging indicator not a leading indicator, reflecting confidence of management of a hedge fund firm that things have gone well enough that the firm can afford to add […] Read more »
Hedge Fund Groups With Most Capital from Institutions
Ranked by percentage of discretionary assets managed in (single manager) hedge funds worldwide for institutions as of June 30, 2015. Rank Manager % of worldwide assets institutional % of U.S. assets institutional 1 Black River Asset Mgmt. 100.0% 69.0% 2 Bridgewater Associates 100.0% 52.7% 3 Salient Partners 100.0% 100.0% 4 Nephila Capital 98.7% 18.7% […] Read more »
Graphic of the Day – Top & Bottom Hedge Funds on YTD Returns
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The Hedge Fund HOT 100 2014
By Staff Writers of Hedge Fund Insight, led by Simon Kerr Welcome to the second edition of The Hedge Fund Hot 100. As last year the aim is to capture what is emerging and trending and growing in the hedge fund industry. The absolute is interesting, and it is covered elsewhere in […] Read more »
Through the Lag – Europe’s Leading Hedge Funds Add Investment Staff
>One of the ways of looking at the health of a hedge fund business is in staffing levels. Like many other businesses in finance hedge funds cut back on headcount in late 2008 and into 2009, and the cutbacks in London based hedge funds continued into 2010 (see this article for data on last year). […] Read more »