HFR President, Ken Heinz, speaks about the increased outflow of capital from emerging market hedge funds. He talks with CNBC's Martin Soong and Adam Bakhtiar.
August 20, 2010
HFR President, Ken Heinz, in-studio at CNBC on Friday, August 20 to discuss the state of the hedge fund industry.
August 19, 2010
HFR, Inc. releases HFR Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Industry Report for Q2 2010
INVESTOR RETREAT FROM EMERGING MARKETS HEDGE FUNDS ACCELERATES IN SECOND QUARTER.
Allocations to Latin America-, MENA-focused funds only partially offset redemptions in Russia, Emerging Asia. Commodity-focused hedge funds experience volatility, losses.
CHICAGO, (August 19, 2010) Emerging markets (EM) hedge funds experienced a net withdrawal of $1.5 billion in the second quarter of 2010 (2Q10), according to figures released today by Hedge Fund Research. This represents the second consecutive quarter, and the seventh quarter in the last eight, in which EM hedge funds have experienced a net capital withdrawal. Combining 2Q outflows with performance-based losses, total capital invested in EM hedge funds declined by $3.2 billion, to end the quarter at just under $95 billion.
HFR, Inc. releases HFR Asian Hedge Fund Industry Report for Q2 2010
INVESTORS RETURN TO ASIAN HEDGE FUNDS WITH FOCUS ON CURRENCY POLICY ADJUSTMENTS
Expectations for renminbi revaluation attract investment, hedging and speculation.
CHICAGO, (August 4, 2010) – Hedge fund investors developed a central focus on Chinese foreign exchange policy in 2Q10, as the Chinese central bank took steps toward increased flexibility of its currency policy. In anticipation of this, investors allocated over $360 million in new capital to Asian hedge funds, reversing the net asset outflow in 1Q10, according to Hedge Fund Research. Total capital invested in Asian focused hedge funds declined to $74.4 billion, as performance-based losses offset the impact of new investor capital.
HFR, Inc. releases HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report for Q2 2010
HEDGE FUND INFLOWS STEADY IN SECOND QUARTER AS CONSOLIDATION IN TOP FIRMS CONTINUES
Industry posts narrow loss for 1H10; Investors focus on structure, legislation and transparency
CHICAGO, (July 20, 2010) - Investors continued to allocate new capital to hedge funds in the second quarter of 2010, with the industry experiencing a net inflow of $9.5 billion according to figures released today by Hedge Fund Research, Inc. Volatility returned to global capital markets in 2Q10 with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posting a decline of -2.5 percent, offsetting 1Q10 gains. Total hedge fund industry capital ended the most recent quarter at $1.65 trillion, down from $1.67 trillion the prior quarter.
VIDEO: HFR President, Ken Heinz, discusses Q2 2010 asset flows on CNBC
VIDEO: HFR President, Ken Heinz, discusses 1H10 Hedge Fund performance on CNBC Europe
June 8, 2010
HFR, Inc. releases HFR Market Microstructure Hedge Fund Industry Report for Q1 2010
HEDGE FUND LIQUIDATIONS RISE DESPITE PERFORMANCE GAINS, FUND OF FUNDS CONSOLIDATION ACCELERATES
Industry leverage moderates from pre-crisis levels; Incentive fees continue to decline
CHICAGO, (June 8, 2010) - After falling steadily for four quarters, hedge fund liquidations rose again in the first quarter of 2010 with 240 funds closing during the period, according to the HFR Market Microstructure Industry Report released today by Hedge Fund Research. Liquidations were disproportionately skewed towards Fund of Funds (FOF), with 102 FOF closing in the quarter, this marks the seventh consecutive quarter in which FOF liquidations have exceeded new launches.
Aggregate industry leverage employed by hedge funds has continued to moderate relative to five years ago, with seventy percent of all funds, which manage eighty-three percent of industry capital, utilizing some form of leverage. In the HFR Special Report: Hedge Fund Leverage, Relative Value Arbitrage and Macro strategies commonly employ higher levels of leverage than Event Driven and Equity Hedge strategies.
VIDEO: HFR President, Ken Heinz, discusses what recent market volatility means for hedge funds with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo at the SALT conference in Las Vegas
April 28, 2010
HFR INDUSTRY SUMMIT: MID-YEAR 2010 RESCHEDULED
HFR is pleased to announce that the HFR INDUSTRY SUMMIT: MID-YEAR 2010 has been rescheduled for June 9-10, 2010.
All other details of the Event as previously scheduled remain essentially unchanged.
HFR, Inc. releases HFR Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Industry Report for Q2 2010
