Hedge funds continue to outperform most indices over the first quarter of the year

April 7, 2018

Hedge fund performance, which began the year on a high, tailed off in March with the HFRI Fund Weighed Composite Index falling 0.25 per cent.

Hedge funds gains take a hit in February

March 8, 2018

Hedge fund performance fell in February, ending a streak of 15 consecutive monthly gains for the broad-based HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index, according to the latest HFR data.

Alternatives essential to diversify portfolio risk say institutional investors

February 27, 2018

Institutional investors continue to be attracted to alternatives but for a wide range of objectives, according to the latest investor outlook from Natixis.

Hedge funds begin year in strong position as market volatility increases

February 14, 2018

Hedge funds began 2018 in a strong despite equity, currency and fixed income market volatility.

US corporations moving pension risks to insurers to avoid asset volatility and low interest rates

August 15, 2017

US executives who have shifted pension risk to an insurer have three primary concerns about costs and volatility that drive their consideration of various options for transferring risk.

Monthly outflows from hedge funds ends as investors reverse trend

April 20, 2017

Investors allocated $15.7bn to hedge funds in March and $21.9bn in the first three months of the year, according to eVestment data.

Hedge funds continue confident start with best first quarter performance since 2013

April 14, 2017

Hedge fund gains in the first quarter continued with the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark standing at 3.18 per cent for the first three months of the year.