Category Archives: Hedge Fund Performance
United Nations Pension Fund Considering Hedge Fund Investing
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, which covers 190,274 participants, retirees and other beneficiaries, is reportedly looking into adding hedge funds to its portfolio, the pension has over $52 billion in assets. CNBC reports: “The U.N. is […]
Highlights from Citi’s March Hedge Fund Snapshot
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Citi recently released its Hedge Fund Snapshot for March and February was a good month for hedge funds both in terms of performance as well as growth. In terms of performance, the two equal-weighted across funds indices […]
Newly Launched Hedge Funds Have Best Year Since 2004
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – New hedge funds in the US netted over $34 billion in last year’s explosive launch environment, posting the best fundraising total in a decade, Absolute Return research shows. The largest was the Two Sigma Absolute Return […]
Northern Trust: Hedge Fund Industry “Blind Spots” Persist
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Amid the rapid growth of the hedge fund industry and the complex regulatory climate following the financial crisis, hedge fund managers and institutional investors have differing views on transparency and independent controls, according to a new […]
UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index Up 1.01% in February 2015
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After a good start into 2015 the UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index continues its positive run with gains of 1.01% in February 2015. The broad index started slowly into the month, posting returns of 0.13% after […]
Total Assets In Investment Alternative Approaches $7 Trillion
New York (HedgeCo.Net) According to Preqin’s 2015 Global Alternatives Report, the global alternative assets industry is closing in on $7 Trillion in total assets. This total includes hedge funds, private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure funds, but it […]
Earnings Season Producing Mixed Results So Far
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Through the first two weeks of earnings season, the results are somewhat mixed with a high number of companies beating expectations, but the growth rates on both earnings and revenue are running lower than recent quarters. So […]
Oil & Natural Gas Hedge Fund Ends Year On High Note
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Caritas Royalty Fund has successfully navigated the turbulent oil & natural gas markets at the end of the year, generating a +30% net return for investors in 2014, the hedge fund reports today. “We divested […]
Blackstone And Colombia Management Team Up To Improve Hedge Fund Base
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Columbia Management and Blackstone’s Alternative Asset Management sector are teaming up to research and develop investment solutions that leverage Columbia’s asset management capabilities and Blackstone’s hedge fund solutions business, Bloomberg reports. “Collaboration with Blackstone will enhance […]