Alger Launches Small Cap Focus Fund for Non-U.S. Investors
Fred Alger Management, Inc., a leading asset management firm headquartered in New York City, announced the addition of the Alger Small Cap Focus Fund (the “Fund”), a new Alger SICAV sub-fund, to its product line-up.
GAM launches next generation of multi asset solutions with target return range
The GAM Star Target Return Fund and GAM Star Target Return Plus Fund aim to deliver consistent returns of Libor +3% and +5% per annum, respectively, without significant equity, duration or credit risk.
Solactive AG and BlueStar launch the Israel Economic Exposure Indexes
By launching the Solactive-BlueStar Israel Economic Exposure Index (IEEI) family, Solactive AG and BlueStar Indexes introduce an innovative pair of indexes designed to reflect the segmentation of the Israeli economy between globally-oriented firms and companies primarily (...)
Lyxor and Koris partner to launch an AIFMD Dynamic Core-Satellite Multimanager Strategy
Lyxor Asset Management (“Lyxor”) and Koris International (“Koris”) announce the launch of a Dynamic Core-Satellite (DCS) alternative multimanager strategy, underpinned by the DCS model devised by Koris...
Low Beta strategies lead the pack as equities drop
Unstable market conditions were supportive for hedge funds, in relative terms. Liquid hedge fund benchmarks were down -1% in March, with Distressed and Special Situations strategies underperforming. On a positive note, low beta strategies did (...)
We maintain an overweight stance on Fixed Income Arbitrage, a strategy that has delivered attractive returns on a risk adjusted basis in the past and provides protection against rising bond yields. In the L/S Equity space, we prefer U.S. funds compared to European (...)
ETFGI reports ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$12.38 billion in February 2018, the lowest amount since May 2016
ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered US$12.38 Bn in net inflows, the lowest monthly amount since May 2016 when net inflows were US$10.53 Bn. YTD 2018 (...)
Hedge funds outperformed but the devil is in the details
The return of market volatility in February hurt equity markets significantly. For the first time in 15 months, the MSCI World ended the month in the red, down -3.5%, as EMU and Japanese markets underperformed.
Has the selloff left scars on stock pickers and trend-followers?
Hedge funds strongly recovered from the selloff, with only two exceptions: i) the fixed income funds, flat this week, still isolated from the epicenter, and ii) neutral equity funds, still suffering from sector and factor rotations. This week, we checked if the selloff (...)