Tag Archives: volatility


UCITS Fund Launch By FX Concepts

July 1, 2009 : Permalink

HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – New York-based currency manager FX Concepts is launching a new Luxembourg-domiciled fund investing in its flagship Global Currency Program (GCP). The fund has been set up in conjunction with Deutsche Bank. “Investor interest in active […]

Larger/Younger Hedge Funds Reported Better Returns for 2008: Study

May 29, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) -While previous research has confirmed the widely held belief that emerging funds tend to outperform older and larger funds, hedge fund performance in 2008 saw a partial reversal of that trend, according to PerTrac Financial Solutions […]

Hedge funds back into options to bet on dollar/yen

May 21, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters Tokyo – Hedge funds are dipping their toes back into the dollar/yen options market after months of absence, betting that eventual interest rate tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve will help the greenback gain against the yen. Dollar/yen’s implied […]

Hennessee: April Challenging but Hedge Funds Advance

May 12, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund adviser, Hennessee Group LLC, announced that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +3.84% in April (+5.02% YTD). “April continued to be a challenging environment for hedge funds, as the market rally was driven […]

Pengana Aims to Grow Volatility Hedge Fund Amid Market Swings

April 24, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Pengana Capital Ltd., a Sydney- based asset manager that oversees A$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion), aims to increase the amount of hedge fund assets that bet on market swings by six times in two years. Pengana is seeking to grow […]

Hedge Funds Increase 1.37% In March

April 8, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – March was a challenging month for hedge funds, which entered the month with tight net exposures, according to research by hedge fund consultant Hennessee LLC. Technology and healthcare/biotech were bright spots for hedge funds, as […]

Hedge funds that stay liquid, stay alive

March 26, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – The heat is on hedge funds to outperform markets and prove their worth to skeptical investors, and to do so requires strategies based on riding out spikes in volatility, seeking liquidity and deft trading. Returns this year will, […]

Record Hedge Fund Closures in 2008 From Madoff, Other Losses

March 23, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Over $84 billion worth of U.S. hedge funds shut down last year, compared to just $18.7 billion in 2007, according to the latest data published by Absolute Return Magazine, a unit of HedgeFund Intelligence.  More than […]

Artradis, Top Asia Hedge Fund in 2008, Looks to More Volatility

January 29, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Artradis Fund Management Pte., whose volatility funds posted the best returns among Asian hedge funds last year, is betting continued market swings will help them outperform again in 2009. While volatility will decline to “more normal levels” from […]

FX Trading Grows 250% as Investors Look For Alternative to Hedge Fund Trading

January 27, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Deutsche Bank’s foreign exchange (FX) trading platform, dbFX.com, reported a surge in customer numbers in 2008 as FX grew as an asset class of choice for investors amid the financial crisis. The trading platform saw […]

Hedge funds return to roots as alpha claim refuted

December 22, 2008 : Permalink

Reuters – Hedge funds are set to return to their roots as niche products for the happy few as they have been unable to deliver the gleaming returns they were promising ever since the start of the credit crisis. Hedge […]

Nappier Eyes Hedge Fund Bets

December 22, 2008 : Permalink

Hartford Business – State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier said she plans to approve rule changes by January allowing her to allocate up to 8 percent of the state’s $20 billion pension fund in nontraditional investments such as hedge funds. The […]