(Evestment) Hedge funds marked their 13th consecutive month of positive returns in November with +0.47% average returns for the month, bringing year-to-date (YDT) returns for the industry to +7.70%, according to the just-released November 2017 eVestment Hedge Fund Performance Report. […]

(Harvest) The Internet of Things (IoT) is happening now. In our lifetime this network of everyday devices and appliances equipped with computer chips and sensors will proliferate. By collecting and transmitting data through the internet, IoT is generating data that […]

(Opalesque) Hedge funds were up 0.24%1 during the month of November, with 2017 year-to-date returns coming in at 7.19%. Meanwhile, underlying markets as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local), gained 1.16% in November with its 2017 year-to-date returns […]

(Opalesque) Following the improvement in performance in October, the CTA Index continued its positive run as it was up +0.30% in November, increasing gains for the year to 1.77%.Trend followers also made further gains, as the SG Trend Index posted […]

(Opalesque) South African equity-centric hedge funds post double-digit returns in the first 11 months of this year, with Peregrine’s Total Equity Hedge Funds up 10.77% year-to-date despite a flight fall of -0.98% during November after their good performance in October. […]

(Bloomberg) The long and short on hedge funds is that long and short isn’t working so well anymore. That’s the rather simple strategy that built the $3.2 trillion industry — the once-durable buying long when you figure an equity will […]

(Bloomberg) A London-based brokerage is going where many large banks fear to tread — and it’s paying off. ED&F Man Capital Markets, a $14.2 billion company, has signed agreements with 35 hedge funds, family offices and proprietary-trading firms to help […]

(Hedgeweek) Following an improvement in performance in October, the Societe Generale CTA Index continued its positive run last months as it gained 0.30 per cent in November, increasing gains for the year to 1.77 per cent. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) A hedge fund manager and a computer scientist have found a promising new way to use artificial intelligence to pick stocks over longer periods than the typical machine-driven approaches favored by Wall Street. In tests, John Alberg, co-founder of […]

(Reuters) Hedge fund managers have started to take profits from the big rise in crude oil and refined products prices since June now the rally has lost momentum and inventories are showing signs of stabilizing. Portfolio managers cut their combined […]

(The Business Insider) Citigroup officially ended its long overhaul this summer, with CEO Michael Corbat declaring the firm “strong and stable” and that its “restructuring is over” at the first investor day the bank has held since the financial crisis. […]

(CNBC) Fueled by an investor appetite for liquid alternative investment strategies, hedge fund conversions have been a growing trend over the last few years….Benefits of conversions for shareholders include more accessibility, daily liquidity, more transparency, more regulatory oversight, lower fees, […]