Van Eck Launches Multi-Manager Alternatives Mutual Fund; Designed for Retail Investors Seeking Exposure to Hedge-Style Investment Strategies
Van Eck Global is building on its experience in developing and managing multi-strategy, multi-manager investment products with the launch of its new Van Eck Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (ticker: VMAAX), an open-end mutual fund designed to give investors exposure to [...]
Startup Hedge Funds Find it Difficult to Attract Investors in Tough Financial Times
In the wake of the Madoff scandal and the financial crisis of 2008, hedge fund investors are less willing to invest in startup hedge funds. Despite an increase in startup hedge fund performance this year, the hedge funds’ total assets under management have [...]
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Estimated to Finish Up 3.61% In May
Hedge fund managers posted positive returns across all major strategies in May except for Managed Futures, which were down 20 bps. Returns were driven by favorable investment conditions across equity, credit and commodities markets. India led the positive trend in Emerging Markets, with the [...]
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Estimated to Finish Up 3.61% In May
Hedge fund managers posted positive returns across all major strategies in May except for Managed Futures, which were down 20 bps. Returns were driven by favorable investment conditions across equity, credit and commodities markets. India led the positive trend in Emerging Markets, with the [...]
Funds return an average of +4.3% in April, but redemptions cause industry assets to rise only slightly
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HedgeFund.net (HFN) releases April hedge fund asset flow and performance estimates. After turning positive for the year in March, aggregate hedge fund performance jumped in April to the highest level in more than 9 years. With 1,633 [...]
Credit Suisse/Tremont Completes Semi-Annual Rebalancing of the AllHedge Index, the Blue Chip Index and the LEA Index
NEW YORK, Apr 24, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Credit Suisse Index Co., Inc announced that as of April 1, 2009, the Credit Suisse/Tremont AllHedge Index, the Credit Suisse/Tremont Blue Chip Index and the Credit Suisse/Tremont Specialty Indices completed [...]
Hedge Funds Post Positive Returns in March to Finish the First Quarter Up 0.85% as Risk Appetite Returns to Global Markets
NEW YORK, Apr 20, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Credit Suisse/Tremont Broad Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.65% in March, as the return of risk appetite in the markets challenges many managers’ assumptions of a [...]
Johnson School MBA Student-Run Hedge Fund Down Slightly in First Quarter 2009
Short positions prove more profitable than long
ITHACA, N.Y., April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Johnson School at Cornell University’s student-run Cayuga MBA Fund experienced a challenging quarter, posting a return of -1.03%, compared to -2.49% for the HFR Equity Market Neutral Index and 0.76% for [...]
Hedge Funds Turn Positive for 2009, Redemptions Slow in March
Funds Return an Average of +1.84% in March, but Redemptions/Liquidations Cause Assets to Fall 1.01%
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HedgeFund.net (HFN) releases March and Q1 2009 hedge fund asset flow and performance estimates. Following are highlights:
March/Q1 2009 Asset Flows:
Estimates for March indicate investor outflows continued, but the rate of [...]
HEDGE FUNDS ADVANCE 1.37% IN MARCH
Hedge Funds Lag Equities as Markets Rally Sharply in March
April 8, 2009 – New York, NY – Hennessee Group LLC, a consultant and adviser to direct investors in hedge funds, announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +1.37% in March (+1.09% YTD), while the S&P 500 advanced +8.54% [...]