Market volatility and global economic uncertainty drive hedge fund redemptions

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Market volatility and global economic uncertainty drive hedge fund redemptions

February 14, 2019

Hedge fund redemptions rose significantly in December. Investors were nervous about stock market volatility, global economic uncertainty, major commodity price downturns and other economic factors.

Hedge funds start 2019 with stellar performance

February 8, 2019

Hedge funds started 2019 with solid gains. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posted its strongest monthly gain since September 2010.

Hedge funds end 2018 with just over $3tn AUM after redemptions and performance losses

January 24, 2019

Forty-two per cent of hedge fund managers were able to raise new capital in 2018. However, the majority reported redemptions and/or lost money in 2018, one of the most challenging years for the industry in a decade, according to eVestment.

Total hedge fund AUM drops in 2018

January 18, 2019

Total hedge fund industry capital declined in 2018, according to Hedge Fund Research (HFR) data.

Investor sentiment shifts to hedge fund investment

January 15, 2019

Bad time for hedge fund performance in 2018

January 10, 2019

2018 was not a good year for the global hedge fund industry. Funds ended a volatile 2018 in the red, with aggregate performance for December down 2.15 per cent and for the year at minus 4.86 per cent, according to eVestment data.

Mixed performance from hedge fund strategies in December

January 8, 2019

Defensive macro hedge funds and quantitative trend-following CTA strategies posted gained in December, according to data from Hedge Fund Research (HFR).

Hedge funds continue to haemorrhage money as performance dips

December 21, 2018

Hedge funds lost an estimated $6.43bn in November as investors pulled money. Year to date (YTD) hedge fund outflows stand at $14.52bn, according to eVestment

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