Credit Suisse has launched the first of planned series of indexes designed to replicate hedge fund strategies.The Credit Suisse Long/Short Equity Replication Index aims to capture the risk/return characteristics represented by the Credit Suisse/Tremont Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund Index. “The Long/Short Equity Replication Index allows our clients to participate in the performance of this rapidly […]
Hedge fund returns rebounded a bit in April, according to the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index.The index rose 0.57% last month. “After a difficult first quarter for global financial markets, hedge funds rebounded in April, driven primarily by gains in the Long/Short Equity sector,” explained Oliver Schupp, president of Credit Suisse Index Co., Inc.“Stronger than […]
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Hedge fund returns were hurt in March by a sharp rise in volatility and weakness in commodity prices, according to the research firm HedgeFund.net.It reports that early estimates suggest that funds lost 1.35% in March, as measured by the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Average, an equal weighted benchmark of all single manager hedge funds and […]
Fitch Ratings has begun rating fund of hedge fund (FoHF) managers.The rating agency says that, as with all its manager ratings, Fitch will issue FoHF manager ratings to provide an independent assessment of manager capabilities with particular focus on the specialized resources, expertise, decision-making, risk management and portfolio management processes needed to provide effective management […]
Flattening returns of alternative investment have contributed to investor pressure for more and better governance