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FAIRFIELD, Iowa, May 21, 2012– Managed futures slipped 0.10% in April according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 0.62% year-to-date.

“Although commodity prices dropped in April as measured by a decline of 0.75 percent in the Reuters/CRB Index, several sectors such as industrial metals, natural gas, and soybeans moved higher making for a more difficult trading environment,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.

Read the entire Managed Futures Press Release by clicking here.

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FAIRFIELD, Iowa – May 17, 2012 – BarclayHedge is very pleased to announce that it has partnered with Hedge Funds Review to identify the best performing funds in the Americas.

The Americas Awards will recognize the best hedge funds and funds of hedge funds in the US, Canada and Latin America.  BarclayHedge will provide initial quantitative screening of funds in each category.

Read the entire Press Release by clicking here.

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FAIRFIELD, Iowa, May 18, 2012 – Hedge funds lost 0.44% in April, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index remains up 5.05% year-to-date.

“Equity markets in the US, Europe, and Japan traded lower on the month, giving back some of their Q1 profits,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.

Read the entire Hedge Fund Press Release by clicking here.

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New York, NY—May 9, 2012—BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry added $2.3 billion (0.1% of assets) in March, down from a $6.8 billion inflow in February and only the fourth monthly inflow since July 2011. Based on data from 3,034 funds, the March TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Hedge Fund Flow Report estimated that industry assets stood at $1.8 trillion in March, up 2.2% from $1.7 trillion in February.

In the first quarter of 2012, ended March 31, TrimTabs and BarclayHedge reported industry outflows amounted to $3.2 billion.  In the same period, the industry managed a mere 5.61% gain, while the S&P 500 surged 12%.  “Hedge fund industry returns continued to lag popular financial industry benchmarks,” said Charles Biderman, founder and CEO of TrimTabs.

Read the entire TrimTabs Asset Flows into Hedge Funds Press Release by clicking here.

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To see a complete list of the latest hedge funds, fund of funds and CTAs that have launched recently or will be launching soon click here. Fund Managers who would like to see their new fund listed on Barclay’s website and featured in the next Insider Report can submit new fund launch press releases directly to rmiller@barclayhedge.com. Below is a list of recent fund launches:

• FH EM Short Term Debt Fund LP
• FMG Mongolia Fund
• Pan Multi Strategy UCITS Fund
• Perfin Investments Ltd - Long Only Share
• Reliance Multi Adviser UCITS Fund
• UCM Midas Fund

From the May 2012 issue of the BarclayHedge Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.

Labels: CTA, hedge funds, New Fund Launches

By Hilary Till, Principal, Premia Risk Consultancy, Inc.

In her paper, Ms. Till presents an organized series of events leading up to the downfall of MF Global and subsequently the eighth largest filing of bankruptcy in U.S. history.

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From the May 2012 issue of Barclay's Insider Report. Accredited investors can subscribe to the full newsletter for free.

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Hedge funds extended their four–month rally into March, exhibited by gains in 14 of Barclay's 18 indices. The average return for the 2,686 hedge funds (ex. FoFs) that have so far reported a March return is +0.05%. The estimates for April, along with the number of funds reporting for each of our 18 sectors can be found at the link below. These indices are being continually updated as current returns for the underlying hedge funds are recorded into our system. As of this writing, 11 of 18 hedge fund sectors are showing negative returns for April.

Commodity Trading Advisor performance for March as measured by the Barclay CTA Index averaged -1.49%. April's estimate based on the performance of the Barclay BTOP50 Index is +0.35%.

Hedge Fund Indices Managed Futures Indices

From the May 2012 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

The topical study from the May 2012 issue of The Hedge Fund Flow Report. Gain insight into industry trends and hedge fund asset flows before you make your next important decision.

• The 68 hedge fund managers we surveyed last week are not showing a strong conviction on how the S&P 500 will fare in May. Opinions span a narrow range at 33.8% bullish, 35.3% neutral, and 30.9% bearish this month. Bearishness inched upward to a five-month high; the markedly neutral tone of March faded in April, and a small rise in bullishness this month still remained far below the levels of December 2011 through February 2012.
• Bearish sentiment on the 10-year note plunged to 18.5% in April from 48.4% in March, according to our survey. Bullish sentiment on the 10-year note rose 5.6 percentage points in April to 18.5%, the highest reading since September of last year. . .

Accredited investors can read the entire article for free. From the May 2012 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. To download a free sample of the entire TrimTabs Hedge Fund Flow Report, simply fill out this short request form.

Labels: CTA, flows into CTAs, flows into hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, Hedge Fund Flow Topical Study