HFR writes that total global hedge fund capital surged to a record level to begin 2025 as the Trump Administration began, capping a strong performance year while navigating inflation, and interest rate and generational geopolitical uncertainty in 2024.
Kepler Absolute’s Hedge report highlights the top performing macro funds in the liquid alternatives space in 2024, revealing that 2024 was a strong year for Absolute Return UCITS funds, with the AH Global Index returning 5.4 per cent, outperforming both cash and global fixed income.
Hedge funds surged in November, driven by the US Presidential election results, as managers and investors positioned for an active M&A cycle and more business- friendly policies from the incoming administration, writes HFR.
Hedge funds are boosting spending on risk management as concerns about navigating regulatory challenges increases, new global research by Beacon Platform Inc. shows.
Preqin has published its Hedge Funds Q3 2024: Preqin Quarterly Update report which shows that Preqin’s All Hedge Fund Index was up 3.48 per cent (by net return) in Q3 2024, up from a 0.39 per cent uptick in Q2 2024.
As the overall level of market risk increases and hedge funds toughen their risk parameters, they will increasingly turn to third-party organisations for support on managing risk, with cost control and efficiency the key drivers for the shift, new global research by Beacon Platform Inc. shows.
Tougher risk parameters at hedge funds are restricting trading activity, with credit trading most likely to be affected, new global research by Beacon Platform Inc. shows.
PwC, in conjunction with the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has published its 2024 Global Crypto Hedge Fund Report.
Institutional investors are predicting strong growth and attractive risk-adjusted returns in the hedge fund sector, and are planning to back expansion with increased allocations, new global research by Beacon Platform Inc shows.
Preqin’s July hedge fund report highlights that Preqin’s All Hedge Fund Index was up by 1.61 per cent in July 2024, only 17 basis points off the MSCI World Index, at 1.78 per cent – the closest gap between the two indices since July 2019.
