Over the past ten years, the hedge fund industry has grown and driven the demand for quality equity research. As global hedge fund assets have risen continuously, there is also continued growth in platform hedge funds (sector-focused funds with dedicated portfolio managers concentrating on one sector). These funds maintain a meticulous and scrupulous approach that …
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Hedge Funds are Broke Records in Q1 2021
This roller coaster seems to be heading in only one direction, and that is up. Hedge Fund Research reported in April that global hedge fund assets rose to a record high of $3.8 trillion in March 2021. Investors showed their confidence in hedge funds by adding about $201 billion to that pool of money during …
Hedge Fund Industry Shrinking Says Barclays
A report published by Barclays Bank shows that the number of hedge funds is shrinking for the first time since the 2008 economic crisis. Poor earnings are forcing the funds to close, and bad returns are discouraging managers from taking the risk of opening new hedge funds. The Barclays report predicted that by the end …
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Hedge Funds Headed Up in Q1 2015
Hedge Fund Research, a firm that tracks the ups and downs of the hedge fund industry, reported that hedge funds rose by 2.4 percent on average during the first quarter of 2015. That figure surpasses the stagnant S&P 500 which rose by 0.4 percent during the same period. This news comes as a positive reflection …
Hedge Fund Managers’ Compensation Up 8% in 2014
According to a survey by New York-based Glocap Search LLC, money manager at hedge-fund companies that manage over $4 billion earned about $2.4 million so far this year. That number reflects an 8 percent increase over last year’s earnings. Glocap, an executive-search firm, added that compensation for senior traders and analysts at big companies with …
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Hedge Fund Quote: Kenneth J. Heinz
According to recent data from Hedge Fund Research, or HFR, hedge fund assets boasted record highs during this year’s first quarter, making it the best first quarter in five years. The report stated that total assets distributed to hedge funds since January passed $16 billion. The firm added that investors continued to prefer the more …
Hedge Funds Plummet, But Could Be Worse
2008 Way Worse For Hedge Funds Than Today While the financial situation definitely isn’t exactly looking rosy for hedge funds these days and they have definitely been witnessing some pretty hefty drops, things could be worse. One just needs to take a look back to a mere three years ago when the situation for the …
Hedge Fund Research Reports Losses
Hedge funds have recorded their biggest decline since May of 2010, which, according to Hedge Fund Research, was 1.22% on average. This is actually a small improvement than last year’s 1.67% decline in the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index. JoycePayne Partners’ William Pusey said that for “a number of top hedge funds…their performance correlates generally …
Top Performance By Emerging Market Hedge Funds
The HFRI Emerging Markets (Total) Index rose 9.3 percent through October, industry tracker Hedge Fund Research said on Friday. The index increase reflects the fact that hedge funds that invested in Russia, Latin America, the Middle East, growing Asian economies, and other emerging markets, have outperformed all other hedge funds so far this year. “Emerging …
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