In this month’s Hedge Fund Spotlight, we revisit the $1bn Clubs for both fund managers and investors to ascertain their characteristics, influence and how they have developed over the past year, including new entrants and dropouts. Also in this issue, we present the latest industry news, April’s hed…

Q2 2016 represented a turning point for hedge funds following a challenging H2 2015 and Q1 2016. In the second quarter, there were three back-to-back months of positive returns and the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark was up 2.15%. The shock UK Brexit result and forthcoming US election, co…

  As geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainties intensify, the global macroeconomic outlook is increasingly uncertain. As a result, central banks have turned more doveish in 2019. With bond yields falling, however, equities have rallied this year following a hellish Q4 2018. With these tailwinds…

In November 2017, we surveyed 360 hedge fund managers from across the globe. Our study looks at fundraising and performance in 2017, hedge fund fees and an outlook for new products and capital raising in 2018. This report presents some of the key findings of our study, along with exclusive industry …

Following a difficult second half of 2015, when the sector saw losses of -2.50%, the first two months of 2016 were disappointing for many in the hedge fund industry; even a return of 2.66% in March failed to bring the benchmark into positive territory in Q1 2016. However, CTAs and macro strategies f…

This month’s Hedge Fund Spotlight analyzes the latest data for hedge fund asset flows in 2017, providing a breakdown by strategy and previous performance to explore what this may mean for the industry in the year ahead. Also in this issue, we provide a performance update for January and put macro st…

In this month’s Spotlight we feature an exclusive look at the 2018 Preqin Global Hedge Fund Report, including performance benchmarks, asset flows in 2017, view from the industry, credit strategies, overview of CTAs and more.

Following three months of negative returns, the third quarter of 2015 saw the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark post a loss of more than 4% (-4.08%), the benchmark’s worst quarterly return since Q3 2011. Institutional investor satisfaction with returns has fallen to its lowest level since D…

In the final Hedge Fund Spotlight of 2017, we provide insight into how the hedge fund industry has fared over the course of the year, taking a month-by-month look at how returns were impacted by political and financial events throughout. Also in this issue, we look at the hedge fund performance benc…

Q2 2015 was a volatile quarter for hedge funds but still broadly positive, with hedge funds outperforming the S&P 500 for the second consecutive quarter. CTAs, however, had a difficult quarter, with many CTAs giving back much of their strong performance generated through Q1 2015. Even though the per…

In this month’s Hedge Fund Spotlight, our feature article gives an overview of the major fluctuations within the CTA market in 2017. Plus, we provide data for Q3 2017 hedge fund asset flows, a performance update for October, an overview of female representation in the hedge fund industry and much mo…

The alternative assets industry in India has grown significantly over the past decade, and is now at a critical juncture of development, with huge potential for further growth. This new report – the first of its kind – provides in-depth analysis of the alternatives industry in India using key datase…

In this factsheet, Preqin explores the hedge fund landscape in Connecticut, providing the latest data on investors, fund managers, performance and fund launches in the state.

Following recent mega-mergers, as well as the increase in M&A activity over the past decade, Preqin takes a closer look at how M&A levels have changed over time, the activity of various combined entities since their M&A deal as well as the investors that are currently looking for fund of hedge funds…

Single-manager hedge funds failed to match the same double-digit annualized returns in 2014 that were seen in the two years prior and industry observers are keen to see hedge funds fare better this year. As it stands, this appears achievable, with the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark posti…

In this month’s Hedge Fund Spotlight, we examine the challenges investors face when constructing their hedge fund portfolios, and which strategies are proving the best at meeting portfolio expectations. In addition, we provide an update of hedge fund performance to August 2017, and profile the endow…

In this exclusive report, Preqin is proud to have collaborated with industry experts to produce a comprehensive overview of the alternative assets industry in Australia and New Zealand. Against a backdrop of a stable and growing economy, major industry developments are taking place in the region, wi…

Our private capital benchmarks are considered an industry standard. However, with all that information at your fingertips, sometimes it can be frustrating to try and find what you need among the thousands of vehicles with fund-level performance data. This is why we have upgraded our fund-level priv…