Despite the withdrawal by institutional investors of more than $100 billion of capital from the hedge fund industry in 2016, some Canadian pension funds are still confident in the asset class. “It makes me question why those pension funds or institutional investors invested in hedge funds in the first place,” says James Davis, chief investment officer […]
How social connections drive hedge fund performance and behavior
Hedge funds end 4-month losing streak
Hedge funds ended their four-month losing streak, gaining 1.33% in October, as most major equity markets ended the month in positive territory, according to the Eurekahedge Report. Underlying markets as represented by the MSCI World Index posted strong gains during the month, up 7.22%. Here are some highlights for October 2015: Total hedge fund assets […]
Hedge funds posted their fourth consecutive month of losses with Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index down 0.54% in September, while the MSCI World Index lost 3.60% during the month. On a year-to-date basis, hedge funds are up 0.67% and have outperformed underlying markets by 6.01%, as represented by the MSCI World Index. Read: Are small plans […]
Today, alternative investments aren’t as “alternative” as they once were.
Hedge funds in July bounced into recovery, gaining 0.27%, according to the Eurekahedge Report.
Global macro strategies continue to be the most favoured strategy by institutional investors globally, finds Credit Suisse's mid-year hedge fund investor sentiment survey.
Hedge funds registered their first monthly loss of 2015 with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index down 1.26% in June, while the MSCI World Index declined 2.88% during the month. Despite a strong start to the year, events in Europe and China dented hedge fund returns, with overall returns coming in at 3.31%.
Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached US$3.5 trillion in 2014 (up from US$3.3 trillion in 2013), finds Towers Watson.