Hedge Funds Review
Research suggests better way to measure true alpha performance of hedge fund return profiles
Robust assessment of hedge fund performance
Smaller hedge funds face uphill struggle to increase assets under management
Daunting climate for capital raising
Catastrophe bonds could offer investors diversification in a low-yield environment
Diversifying into disasters
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.
Magnitude US Partners: Magnitude Capital
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SkyBridge Multi-Advisor Hedge Fund Portfolios - Series G: SkyBridge Capital
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Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund: Fortress Investment Group
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Corbin Opportunities Fund: Corbin Capital Partners
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Cerberus RMBS Opportunities Fund: Cerberus Capital Management
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Investcorp Silverback Arbitrage Fund: Silverback Asset Management
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Pollux Brazilian Equities Fund: Pollux Capital
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The Kawa Fund: Kawa Capital Management
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CSat Market Neutral Fund: CSat Investment Advisory
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Profile: Tina Surh, chief investment officer, New York University endowment fund
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Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (Baam)
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York Credit Opportunities Fund: York Capital Management
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All Weather Strategy: Bridgewater Associates
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Youth unemployment in Europe bigger crisis than eurozone in the long term
Frustrated ambition
Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage: Platinum Partners
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Titan Masters International Fund (TMIF): Titan Advisors
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Operational due diligence has grown in importance to institutional investment in hedge funds
Continuous surveillance
Investable indexes: June 2012 returns
All hedge fund indexes had declines in June, although performance across sub-strategies was mixed. CTA/managed futures funds fared particularly badly. Equity long/short funds had a better month.
Hedge funds continue run of losses in June
Hedge funds are on a run of losses, ending the quarter down 2.3%. Despite this, most regional mandates had flat to slightly positive returns in June and some strategies made gains for the month.