Hedge Funds Review
Poor performance for hedge fund strategies in 2011 as assets under management increase
Despite lacklustre performance across many strategies, hedge funds had good inflows, ending 2011 with total AUM of $1.71 trillion. Fixed income was the best performer and equity long/short the worst.
Investable indexes: December 2011 returns
Broad hedge fund performance was down or flat for the end of 2011, with returns for the year in negative territory. There was some positive performance to be found in specific strategies.
Hedge fund investors look to share classes for currency risk management
Hedging currency bets
Valuation issues stress relationship between hedge fund managers and investors
Independent pressures
Emerging market hedge funds struggle to find alpha in volatile environment
Emerging from the gloom
New Capital Wealthy Nations Bond Fund: Stratton Street
Rating the rich
M&A lull poses challenge for event driven equity funds
Running short on deals
Hedging pressure-based long/short commodity strategy used for third generation commodity index
Case for long/short commodity indexes
Permal's Souede talks about challenges for hedge funds
Isaac Souede, chief executive and chairman of fund of hedge funds group Permal, talks about the challenges facing the industry, the creation of alpha and how the industry needs innovation to achieve alpha.
Investable indexes: November 2011 returns
Hedge fund performance fell during November as many strategies were hit by unfavourable market conditions, caused by the continuing eurozone sovereign debt woes.
Hedge funds record modest losses in November but outflows knock billions off industry
Hedge funds had marginal losses in November as the investment environment stayed tough, while performance-based losses and outflows wiped $10 billion off the size of the industry, reports Eurekahedge.
Economic and social factors could lead to a disastrous 2012
Falling over a cliff in slow motion
Fixed income arbitrage strategy enjoys improved environment and opportunities for 2012
Exploiting opportunities
Despite testing market conditions and regulatory changes, hedge funds see opportunities in 2012
Extracting opportunities
2100 Xenon Long/Short Global Fixed Income Program: 2100 Xenon Group
Rules of the trade
Academic analysis supports long/short commodity investing without regulatory intervention
Long/short commodity investing shows positive resultsLong/short commodity investing shows positive results
Malta special report 2011/2012: the one to watch
Malta continues to grow its hedge fund business as financial services overall gain depth and breadth with additional service providers and professionals basing themselves in the EU jurisdiction.
Malta at a glance
Malta special report 2011/2012: the one to watch
Malta hedge fund industry continues to expand as low costs and accessible regulator tempt managers
Malta special report 2011/2012: the one to watch
Fund administrators continue to see strong business growth in Malta
Malta special report 2011/12: the one to watch