Opalesque Industry Update - Funds of hedge funds (FoHF) in Switzerland closed the first quarter on an encouraging note, and the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index gained 3.3% in the period under review. As a result, the last three quarters ended positively. So far there is no indication for any setback in Q2 2013 either: April was the sixth consecutive positive month, and global Funds of Hedge Funds (up 1.1%) even outperformed global Single Hedge Funds (HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 0.7% over the same period of time). In the first quarter 2013, rising equity markets and growing investor risk tolerance have had a positive impact on the market sentiment. The hedge fund industry was able to take advantage of the risk-on environment. As a result, the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index gained 3.3%. The 17-factor model developed by ZHAW/hedgegate indicates that once more the positive performance was to a large extent based on the convincing momentum in equity markets. The MSCI World Index, up 6.9% in Q1 2013, continued to outperform the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The regional pattern was far from homogeneous: whereas Japanese and US stocks reported double-digit returns, in Europe the development was rather mixed. Commodities continued to disappoint somewhat as well, following an already weak performance last year, exerted by declining raw material prices. These performance patterns are also mirrored in the development of hedge fund returns: Based on first-quarter returns, the list of the top FoHF registered on hedgegate is dominated by funds with a multi-strategy, Asia or macro approach. Encouragingly, only a few funds reported a marginally negative performance.
Global hedge fund AuM with new record in Q1 2013
Outlook Press release Centre for Alternative Investments & Risk Management, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, www.zai.zhaw.ch Source of information: www.hedgegate.com/ZHAW, in cooperation and with the support of the TCF (The Swiss Council of Hedge Funds). The TCF consists of the following reputated providers: Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild SA, Banque SYZ & CO SA, BSI/Thalìa SA, ISPartners Investment Solutions AG, Man Investments, Mirabaud & Cie Banquiers Privés, Pictet & Cie, Reichmuth & Co Investmentfonds AG, UBS AG. Bg |
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ZHAW: An encouraging first quarter 2013 for funds of hedge funds
Friday, May 10, 2013
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