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Domestic bets drive Brazil hedge fund profits
Brazilian hedge funds have outperformed by staying market neutral and focusing on domestic stories. The central bank is betting lower interest rates and slower growth will dampen inflationary pressure....
The September returns for Dow Jones Investable Indexes, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund versus the indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Market volatility, concern over slowing growth and the eurozone sovereign debt crisis hit hedge fund strategies in August. Only managed futures and global macros delivered positive returns.
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Investable indexes: August 2011 returns
The August returns for Dow Jones Investable Indexes, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund versus the indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Institutional investors set to increase allocations to emerging market...
Easy money in emerging markets is over. Developing markets are attracting much more interest with hedge fund managers running this strategy expecting increased allocations over the next few years.
Hedge fund strategies bring in positive performance in July
Hedge fund strategies provided significant downside protection for investors in July, according to data from Eurekahedge.
Equity long/short hedge funds battle to find alpha as correlation remains...
While correlation among hedged equity managers remains stubbornly high post-crisis, carefully selected long/short funds should continue to add alpha to hedge fund portfolios over the long term.
Investable indexes: July 2011 returns
The June returns for Dow Jones Investable Indexes, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund versus the indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Manager profile: Eric Sprott, CEO, chief investment officer and senior...
Canadian asset manager Eric Sprott now has over $10 billion invested in his mutual funds, hedge funds and discretionary accounts. His investment thesis is simple: go long gold and silver, short everything else.
Long/short equity hedge fund managers capture little alpha in volatile...
Sovereign debt uncertainties, market volatility and disregard of company fundamentals are giving little comfort to equity long/short hedge fund managers in the remaining months of 2011.
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