Category Archives: Hedge Fund Performance

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 […]

Hedge Funds Up 3.82% With Net Inflows Of $60.7 Billion In 2014

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds are up 3.82% year-to-date, registering performance-based gains of $56.4 billion while witnessing net asset inflows of $60.7 billion in 2014, according to October’s issue of The Eurekahedge Report. North American hedge funds and funds […]

The 100 Most Influential People In Finance

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Finance and lifestyle magazine for high net worth readers, Worth, has published its annual list of the 100 most powerful people in finance in its October/November 2014 issue. Highlights from the Worth Power 100 are below: […]

Fitch Report On Hedge Fund Reinsurance

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Fitch reports today that newly formed hedge fund reinsurers are unlikely to achieve an Insurer Financial Strength rating in the ‘A’ category under Fitch Ratings’ methodology. This is due to both general constraints applied to start-up […]

SEC Releases Hedge Fund Data From Dodd-Frank PF Filings

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The release of an annual report by the SEC to Congress under the new Dodd-Frank regulatory reform legislation shows the results of the data collected from private funds in 2014. Private Fund Regulatory Assets Under Management […]

Hedge Fund Assets Up By $62.6 Billion In 2014

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – US hedge fund AUM went past the $1.4 trillion mark, with assets growing by $62.6 billion in 2014, new data from independent data provider and research house Eurekahedge shows. Long/short equity, fixed income and multi-strategy funds retained the top […]

Hedge Funds Buy $1.6 Billion In H1 2014

New York (HedgeCo.Net) –  Making 2014 the busiest year in the secondary market thus far, H1 volume hit $22 billion (a 47% increase year over year), according to the newly released Setter Capital Volume Report – H1 2014,  which covers the […]

California Retirement System To Pull 40% Of Its Hedge Fund Investments

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The California Pension Fund (Calpers) has announced that it is cutting back on its investments into the hedge fund arena by 40%, the WSJ reports. A Calpers spokesman told the paper that the investment staff will […]

Hedge Fund Awards: JP Morgan Wins “Manager of the Year”

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management (JPMAAM) has been named “Firm of the Year” among Large Fund of Hedge Funds managers at the 12th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards. Institutional Investor presented the award at a ceremony […]

Hedge Funds Get $16.9 Billion in May but Underperform S&P 500

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry took in $16.9 billion (0.7% of assets) in May, down slightly from $19.1 billion (0.8% of assets) in April. “Hedge funds raked in $72.2 […]

H1 2014 Global M&A Trend Report

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – H1 2014 (US$ 694.6bn) has been the most active half year for US M&A since H1 2007, up 98.3% from H1 2013 (US$ 350.2bn) and a 30% increase from H2 2013 (US$534.3bn), according to a new report […]