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Investors focus on risk reduction as hedge fund performance becomes secondary issue
Institutional investors are now the main money behind hedge funds. While expectations of absolute return have been scaled down, focus is on maximising risk adjusted returns through bespoke portfolios....
Hedge Funds Review | 03 Feb 2012
Poor performance for hedge fund strategies in 2011 as assets under management increase
Despite lacklustre performance across many strategies, hedge funds had good inflows, ending 2011 with total AUM of $1.71 trillion. Fixed income was the best performer and equity long/short the worst.
Hedge Funds Review | 31 Jan 2012
Investable indexes: December 2011 returns
Broad hedge fund performance was down or flat for the end of 2011, with returns for the year in negative territory. There was some positive performance to be found in specific strategies.
Hedge Funds Review | 31 Jan 2012
Audio: PerTrac lifts the lid on alternative Ucits investment
Alternative Ucits is an investment vehicle people outside of Europe want to know more about. PerTrac’s comprehensive survey of the market reveals some surprises on location and size of the market.
Hedge Funds Review | 30 Jan 2012 | 
Eurekahedge statistical information
The latest statistical information on arbitrage, relative value, distressed debt, event driven, fixed income, funds of funds, global macro and long/short equity.
Hedge Funds Review | 30 Jan 2012
Emerging market hedge funds struggle to find alpha in volatile environment
Emerging market hedge funds had a bad 2011. Markets placed a premium on liquidity vs quality and significant money flowed out of emerging markets as investors became more defensive and risk averse.
Hedge Funds Review | 30 Jan 2012
Congruent Equity set for emerging markets fund launch in Q2
A former AllianceBernstein CIO is preparing to launch an emerging markets hedge fund. Congruent Equity's process will combine fundamentals-based company research and quantitative stock analysis.
Hedge Funds Review | 23 Jan 2012
Hedge fund investors flocking to global macro and relative value strategies
Hedge fund investors show a preference for macro funds and relative value arbitrage strategies, says Hedge Fund Research. Discretionary and systematic macro funds had highest net inflows in Q4 2011.
Hedge Funds Review | 20 Jan 2012
Institutional investors in $1bn club set to allocate even more money to hedge funds in 2012
Data and intelligence provider Preqin says institutional investors allocating $1 billion or more to hedge funds will be key to shaping the industry. Many are allocating to emerging hedge fund managers.......
Hedge Funds Review | 16 Jan 2012
Barclays Capital forecasts major changes in hedge fund allocations for 2012
Report predicts steady flow of new capital into hedge funds. Reallocation of exiting allocations across strategies and managers could be the big story in 2012 as money flows top 2007 figures.
Hedge Funds Review | 16 Jan 2012
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