The Managed Funds Association (MFA), the voice of the global alternative investment industry, is criticizing regulators’ efforts to curb short selling as a way to shore up financial markets.Richard Baker, president and CEO of the MFA, stated “MFA is concerned about the instability that is shaking the nation’s financial system. This crisis is the result […]
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Total hedge fund assets increased an estimated 4.41% in the second quarter to US$2.973 trillion, According to a new report from HedgeFund.net (HFN).HFN reports that investors allocated an estimated US$34.21 billion to hedge funds in Q2 and performance gains added an additional US$91.28 billion to total assets. The dollar amount of fund liquidations during Q2 […]
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Hedge funds likely lost about 2.6% in July, according to the latest version of the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index.“We estimate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish down 2.61% for July,” said Oliver Schupp, president of Credit Suisse Index Co., Inc. “While the largest losses occurred in the managed futures sector, down 4.20%, […]
Hedge funds had negative returns in July, but continue to perform favorably against equity indices on the year, according to Greenwich Alternative Investments.The Greenwich global hedge fund index (GGHFI) and the Greenwich composite investable index (GI2_ posted losses of 2.31% and 1.72% on the month, respectively. The S&P 500 total return index was down just […]