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Hedge funds continue trend of positive returns in May.

  • June 15, 2017 January 20, 2021
  • 11:40
Hedge funds continue trend of positive returns in May

Almost all hedge fund strategies generated positive returns in May, making it the seventh month in a row that the alternative asset has produced a positive performance, according to research by Preqin Ltd. The data and intelligence agency’s benchmark, which measures all types of hedge funds, returned almost 0.3 per cent in May. And while […]

  • By: Staff
  • June 15, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:15
Have institutional investors lost faith in hedge funds?

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 […]

  • By: Jann Lee
  • April 3, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:00
The Ties That Bind

How social connections drive hedge fund performance and behavior

  • June 28, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
Hedge Funds Post Gains

Hedge funds end 4-month losing streak

  • By: Staff
  • November 19, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 06:34
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 […]

  • By: Staff
  • November 17, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:59
Hedge funds posted losses in September

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 […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 13, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:56
4 not-so alternative investments

Today, alternative investments aren’t as “alternative” as they once were.

Hedge funds bounce back in July

Hedge funds in July bounced into recovery, gaining 0.27%, according to the Eurekahedge Report.

  • By: Staff
  • August 18, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:57
Institutional investors favour global macro strategies

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.

  • By: Staff
  • July 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:31