Honour Roll 2019: Hedge Funds in Asia-Pacific presents league tables for the top performing hedge funds over the past year. In a period of significant political unrest in Asia-Pacific – investors withdrew a total $19.2bn from hedge funds in Q1-Q3 2019 – we reveal which fund managers have generated t…

As the world of alternative assets continues to grow and evolve, so too must service providers. Technological disruption is already being seen across alternative assets, from investment to operations. And as more fund managers and service providers see the value technology can provide, the required …

This report provides the latest private capital performance data from Preqin Pro to Q1 2019, including horizon IRRs, assets under management, median net IRRs and PME benchmarking. Plus, league tables for the most consistent top performing fund managers across strategies.

For the sixth consecutive quarter, hedge fund outflows surpassed capital inflows, with the hedge fund industry losing $34.4bn in capital during Q3 2019. In spite of this, industry assets under management have expanded by 3.5% since the end of 2018, bolstered by strong performance. Only CTAs, niche…

As progress is made on a US-China trade deal, the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned +1.06% in October, building on returns of +0.40% in September. This pushes the 2019 YTD and 12-month returns to +8.50% and +5.65% respectively. All top-level strategies tracked by Preqin made gains …

At the halfway mark of 2019, we see continued enthusiasm for alternatives among investors. Investors we surveyed in June remain upbeat about the future performance of alternatives, but are aware this may not continue. A growing proportion of investors believe we are at the peak of the equity market …

Preqin data shows that more women are working in private capital and hedge funds compared with two years ago, but at Managing Director level and above there remains a significant gender imbalance. Our findings highlight the work still to be done as the global alternatives industry looks to improve t…

PREQIN日本特集：オルタナティブ投資の現状と展望 近年、日本の機関投資家におけるオルタナティブ資産への関心が強まりつつあります。国内機関投資家は少しでも高い金利を求め伝統的な運用ポートフォリオを見直し、オルタナティブ資産の組み入れを積極的に行っております。当データベースPreqin Proにおいても、国内機関投資家の66%が1つ以上のオルタナティブ資産に投資していることからこの動向が見受けられます。 本レポートでは、業界内で数々の受賞歴を誇るPreqin Proを活用し、国内投資家のオルタナティブ資産の実態や今後の投資姿勢を見通します。併せて「オルタナティブ投資における日本の機関投資家…

The appetite for alternative investments among Japan-based institutional investors has become the subject of much conversation. Recent economic developments in Japan have pushed many institutions to expand their horizons in the search for yield, and now two-thirds of the country’s institutional inve…

Hedge funds early in their lifecycle are outperforming established managers by almost 4% per annum, but only half of hedge fund investors would consider evaluating an early lifecycle hedge fund, and even fewer would actually invest. In this new report, produced in partnership with US-based alternat…

Early 2019 represents a pivotal time for the alternative assets industry. With asset valuations currently at record levels, many in the industry believe we are at the peak of the equity cycle and are due a correction. Preqin's H1 2019 Investor Outlook presents the results of our survey of over 400 i…

As the threat of a global downturn slightly eases, the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark posted a return of +0.46% in September, recovering from the August return of -0.98% and pushing the 2019 YTD figure to +7.50%. All top-level strategies made modest gains, with credit strategies performi…

This report provides the latest private capital performance data from Preqin Pro to Q4 2018, including horizon IRRs, assets under management, median net IRRs and PME benchmarking. Plus, league tables for the most consistent top performing fund managers across strategies.

Amid growing fears of a worldwide market decline, the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark lost 0.61% in August, pushing the 2019 YTD return down to +7.67%. CTAs gained 2.94% for the month to become the best performing fund type for the year so far. Among top-level strategies, macro strategies…

For the fifth consecutive quarter, hedge funds have recorded net outflows, losing $25.3bn in Q2 2019. In spite of this, hedge fund assets under management (AUM) have grown by 4.4% since the end of 2018. As seen in our Q2 2019 Hedge Fund Asset Flows factsheet, only credit strategies and multi-strateg…

In this factsheet, we present the hedge fund performance benchmarks for July 2019. Plus the 2019 YTD and 12-month return figures across all top-level strategies, structures, denominations and size classifications. The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark posted gains of 0.23% in July – the si…

This report provides the latest private capital performance data from Preqin Pro to Q3 2018, including horizon IRRs, assets under management, median net IRRs and PME benchmarking. Plus, league tables for the most consistent top performing fund managers across strategies.

Healthy supply and demand has ensured a robust and growing secondary market in recent months. H1 2019 fundraising figures are low, but in the pipeline are two mega funds targeting $12bn each, which demonstrates the healthy fundraising environment enjoyed by secondary fund managers at present. Secon…