Equity long/short
Exploring the alternatives to market cap weighting
The weighting game
Hedge funds benefit from market rallies and increased risk appetite
Hedge funds gained 1.88% in October as better-than-expected US economic data and a near resolution to the eurozone crisis boosted the markets.
Investable indexes: October 2011 returns
Equity markets rebounded in October as the eurozone crisis looked near to a resolution. This benefited hedge fund indexes, however, the rally was short-lived.
Prima Capital Fund: Fundana
Tenth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2011
Domestic bets drive Brazil hedge fund profits
Bullish on Brazil
Hedge fund strategies continue to take pounding from volatile markets
Septebmber index returns
Investable indexes: September 2011 returns
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.
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.
Hedge fund strategies severely impacted by August market volatility
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.
Citi reveals dedicated quant investment strategies group
The shake-up at Citi now incorporates a new group, which will specialise in providing indexes and strategies
Long/short equity hedge fund managers capture little alpha in volatile markets
Doubts, chaos and little alpha
Equity long/short hedge funds battle to find alpha as correlation remains high
Is the long/short equity strategy too crowded?
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.
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.
Banks turn to dynamic algorithm-based structures to exploit interest rate cycles
Demand for fixed-income dynamic interest rate strategies that combine short-term algorithms and long-term positions on interest rate futures is slowly returning
Plural Partners: Plural Investments
Lessons from baseball
Hedge fund strategies trend to negative in June
Eurekahedge data shows mixed June results
Investable indexes: June 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.
Granada Europe Fund: Swiss Hedge Capital
Rational hedging
Investor profile: Harold Yoon, chief investment officer, Sail Advisors
Asian common sense