Monday, September 21, 2009
Managed Futures Gain in August; Barclay CTA Index Rises 0.41%
FAIRFIELD, Iowa, September 21, 2009– Managed futures gained 0.41% in August according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.
“Investor optimism remained high in August as the rally in equity markets extended to six consecutive months,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.
Labels: BarclayHedge press release, managed futures
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Stock Market Lifts Hedge Fund Returns; Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 2.06% in August
FAIRFIELD, Iowa, September 15, 2009– Hedge funds rose 2.06% in August according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.
“After recording six straight months of positive returns, the Barclay Hedge Fund Index has now gained 16.48 percent in 2009, versus a gain of 14.97% for the S&P 500 Total Return Index,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.
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Labels: BarclayHedge press release, hedge funds
Friday, September 11, 2009
Drawing the Right Conclusions: Deriving Risks from Cross-Checks and Independent Sources
This study explores sources of fraud and theft risk; discusses how these risks can be identified and what measures can be taken to mitigate the issues.
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Labels: cta due diligence, due diligence, hedge fund due diligence, hedge fund risk, hedge fund risk analysis
Applying a Global Optimization Algorithm to Fund of Hedge Funds Portfolio Optimization
In their paper they evaluate the value of global search optimization algorithms applied to fund of hedge fund portfolios.
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From the September 2009 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.
Labels: Barclay Insider Report, Barclay Insider Report Guest Article, FoF, hedge fund research
July Hedge Fund and CTA Performance
Commodity Trading Advisor performance for July as measured by the Barclay CTA Index averaged -0.23%. August's estimate based on the performance of the Barclay BTOP50 Index is +0.21%.
Hedge Fund Indices Managed Futures Indices
From the September 2009 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.
Labels: Barclay Insider Report, commodity trading advisor, hedge fund performance
Last Year’s Biggest Losers Outperform Dramatically This Year
Hedge funds posted their best seven month performance in our records, gaining 16.3% through July 2009. On average, the hedge fund industry stands only 11% below its May 2008 peak.
Were these gains widely spread across all hedge funds, or did last year’s losers rebound more sharply than the funds which avoided the sell-off? How much of this year’s gains can be attributed to risk-taking?
In this study, we found that . . . .
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From the September 2009 issue of The Hedge Fund Flow Report. The Hedge Fund Flow Report combines the accuracy of the BarclayHedge database with the analytical insight of TrimTabs Investment Research. The report is generated by TrimTabs Investment Research using the most current data on thousands of hedge funds. An annual subscription includes 12 monthly updates as well as a spreadsheet containing historical flow aggregates by category.
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Labels: CTA, Hedge Fund Flow Topical Study, hedge funds
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