Hedge Funds Review - September 2012 Issue number 143
Articles in this issue
Strong gains across several hedge fund strategies in July, reports Eurekahedge
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was positive in July. Despite the ongoing regional problems, Europe-focused managers led the gains. CTAs had a good month. Gains were seen across most other strategies.
Permal Fixed Income Special Opportunities, managed by NWI Management
Bite-size trading
Research suggests better way to measure true alpha performance of hedge fund return profiles
Robust assessment of hedge fund performance
Investable indexes: July 2012 returns
Hedge fund strategies performed mostly positively during July. CTAs were one of the strongest performers, benefiting from the US drought and rising energy prices. Only a few strategies had declines.
Japan continues to defy hedge fund bears
Land of rising debt
Catastrophe bonds could offer investors diversification in a low-yield environment
Diversifying into disasters
Smaller hedge funds face uphill struggle to increase assets under management
Daunting climate for capital raising
