Posts Tagged ‘Trends
Strong Year for Hedge Funds Means Returning Investors and More Funds
Last year was a very good year for hedge funds. According to the New York Times Dealbook, BarclayHedge, which tracks the flow through hedge funds, reported that 2009 was the best year in the industry’s history (since BarclayHedge began tracking the data in 2000) in terms of performance when compared to the S&P 500. The [...]
U.K., European Pension Trends
According to Pensions & Investments, an annual survey of 1,000 of Mercer’s clients representing in excess of €500 billion ($670 billion) indicates that despite performance, liquidity and fraud concerns highlighted by the recent global financial crisis, U.K. and European pension funds are looking to boost hedge fund-of-funds investments in 2010. The survey found that 13.6 [...]
Survey Projects Hedge Fund Assets Will Reach $2 Trillion
A Credit Suisse Group AG survey of 600 institutional investors worldwide cited in a BusinessWeek article projects that hedge fund assets may grow by 25% from $1.6 trillion to $2 trillion before the year is out. Asia-Pacific will likely be the biggest beneficiary among all geographies, with 61 percent of investors indicating they are increasing [...]
2009: Fewer Hedge Funds, More Assets
A PerTrac survey reviewed by Dow Jones Newswires cited by the Wall Street Journal showed that although the number of hedge funds had decreased from 2008 to 2009, total assets under management had gone up. The study found that the number of unique single-manager hedge funds dropped to 14,650 in 2009 compared to 15,150 in [...]
2010 Looking Up for Hedge Funds
After several years of disappointing returns for hedge funds, 2010 is shaping up to be a pretty good year. Granted, we’re only one quarter into the new year, but things are looking pretty good so far. According to an article by Pensions & Investments, Net inflows from institutional investors worldwide into hedge funds totaled just [...]
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