From Global Asset Management Managers weather the challenging last two weeks of the month In general, hedge fund managers began January broadly expecting the successful themes of the previous quarter to remain prevalent, according to Anthony Lawler, portfolio manager at GAM. Specifically, these themes included Japan reflation; strength in developed market equities led by US […] Read more »
Lyxor AM Emphasises Special Sits Managers For 2014
From Lyxor Asset Management The global economy finished on solid footing in 2013 and growth is set to maintain a healthy pace in 2014. Demand in the developed economies is recovering steadily aided by supportive policies which have helped smooth the deleveraging cycle. Growth in the US is leading other regions and is helped by […] Read more »
Chart Of The Day – Management Fees of Hedge Funds Launched Last Year
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GAM Hedge Fund Performance Update For End 2013
From Global Asset Management 2014 could see alpha and dispersion rise in importance over beta, says GAM Hedge funds had a strong final quarter of 2013 and ended the year up 6.7%, as measured by the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index returns in US dollar terms. “The four main hedge fund strategies all performed positively […] Read more »
Fundamental Commodity and Stat Arb Strategies Preferred for 2014 by FRM
From FRM Investment Management Hedge funds had a small positive month to end 2013. The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index recorded a 56bps gain, taking performance for the year to positive 6.72%. Within this there was some significant dispersion in manager returns, even within strategies, as the month contained some sizeable asset price movements. Equity […] Read more »
Five Hedge Fund Surprises For 2014
By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA, Managing Partner Agecroft Partners Each year, Agecroft Partners predicts the top hedge fund industry trends through their contact with more than 2,000 institutional investors and 300 hedge fund organizations. Because the hedge fund industry is very dynamic and constantly changing, it is important for firms to anticipate what changes are […] Read more »
Top Hedge Fund Stories Of 2013
By Hedge Fund Insight staff These are the most read stories on Hedge Fund Insight in the last year: 1 The Hedge Fund Hot 100 February 2013 2 Addressing the Fable of the Death of Managed Futures September 2013 3 Acceleration in Downtrend for Funds of Hedge Funds November 2013 4 Into the Mind of […] Read more »
Chart Of The Day – Operating Margins Across Hedge Fund AUM Range
By Hedge Fund Insight staff Today’s Chart Of The Day comes from the Citi Prime Finance 2013 Business Expense Benchmark Survey released this week. We have known for some time that the balance of supply and demand post 2009 has been such that it has meant that hedge funds, even very well known and large […] Read more »
Margin Pressures Evident In Citi Hedge Fund Survey
From Citi Prime Finance The business of hedge funds is caught between rising costs and falling management fees, holding little profit for managers who don’t perform. That’s one key finding from the second annual global survey of the economics of hedge funds in the just-released Citi Prime Finance 2013 Business Expense Benchmark Survey. According to […] Read more »
Japanese Reflation Trade Pays Off For Macro Managers In November
From FRM Investment Management With many of this year’s themes continuing, as discussed above, November was a positive month for hedge funds. The majority of strategies were positive over the month, with very few outliers on either the positive or negative side (given adjustments for volatility). The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index returned 0.55%. […] Read more »