Merger arbitrage
Machines say: ‘Ignore the spread in merger arb’
Closely watched arbitrage spread poor predictor of a merger deal’s success, quant firm finds
Merger arbitrage experiences resurgence
But strategy sees spreads under pressure
Paulson touts merger, credit returns as gold bet turns sour
John Paulson gets back to his roots as an event driven investor and finds profits in mergers and restructurings in the first quarter while his big bet on gold as a hedge against inflation fails to win
Edmond de Rothschild Prifund Alpha Uncorrelated: Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild
11th European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2012
Investable indexes: July 2012 returns
Hedge fund strategies performed mostly positively during July. CTAs were one of the strongest performers, benefiting from the US drought and rising energy prices. Only a few strategies had declines.
Investable indexes: April 2012 returns
Hedge fund indexes fell in April, with the exception of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, which ended the month up 0.12%. Many strategies were flat in April and some have had good gains year-to-date.
Investable indexes: March 2012 returns
Hedge funds have mixed performance in March after starting the year on an upward trend. Most strategies had marginal moves up or down. The only combined index to increase was Dow Jones/Credit Suisse.
Investable indexes: January 2012 returns
Hedge funds started 2012 on a strong note, with gains across nearly all strategies as equity markets rallied, US economic data was positive and fears for the future of the eurozone were allayed.
M&A lull poses challenge for event driven equity funds
Running short on deals
Investable indexes: November 2011 returns
Hedge fund performance fell during November as many strategies were hit by unfavourable market conditions, caused by the continuing eurozone sovereign debt woes.
Investable indexes: October 2011 returns
Equity markets rebounded in October as the eurozone crisis looked near to a resolution. This benefited hedge fund indexes, however, the rally was short-lived.
CFS Total Return Fund: Covenant Financial Services
Eastern promise, Western demise
Investable indexes: May 2011 returns
The May returns for Dow Jones Investable Indexes, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund versus the indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Hedge fund investors seek protection in macro uncertainty
Macro turning point
Eleventh European Performance Awards 2011 winners and shortlist
Eleventh European Performance Awards 2011
Merger arbitrage hedge funds bank on M&A resurgence
Watching the spread
Investable indexes: February 2011 returns
The February returns for investable indexes Dow Jones Investable Indexes, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund versus the indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Investable indexes: January 2011 returns
The January returns for investable indexes Dow Jones Investable Indexes, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund versus the indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Investable indexes: December 2010 returns
The December returns for investable indexes Dow Jones Investable Indexes, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund versus the indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Hedge funds face challenges of 2011 with optimism
Facing the future