The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 3.83% year-to-date as of February 2021, outperforming the underlying global equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI IMI, which was up 2.73% over the same period. 2020 was a very challenging year for global hedge funds as economic and market conditions were particularly dire. Global equities took a huge beating, particularly in March 2020 when the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. The MSCI ACWI IMI declined a staggering 13.99% in March 2020, negatively impacting the performance of global hedge funds as they lost 6.35% during the month. Read more

Since the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at zero to keep borrowing costs low and spur economic growth. This policy had persisted until December 2015 when the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen started the Fed back on a rate-hiking path in a bid to bring interest rates back to normal levels and reduce the size of the Fed’s balance sheet. The target funds rate was increased by 25 basis points from 0.25 to 0.5 percent, marking the first increase in interest rates since the key rate was increased to 5.25 percent on June 29, 2006. Read more

Multi-manager funds were down 0.19% over the first month of 2021, underperforming their single-manager counterparts who gained 0.99% over the same period. In 2020, the fund of funds industry registered a 11.90% return – recording their best annual performance since the inception of the Eurekahedge Fund of Funds Index in 2000. Global equities went on a roller coaster ride in January 2021 as their early gains were erased due to the turbulence of retail investment in the latter part of the month. Read more

The stellar performance of technology stocks in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic has led to outsized returns for investors who have placed bets in technology stocks. The tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite rose 43.64% in 2020, posting the highest return recorded by the index since 2009 and outperforming the broader S&P 500 which rose 16.26%. Technology stocks benefited from the COVID-19 induced lockdowns as people brought forward their technology purchases to enable themselves to work from home productively and stay connected to their friends and colleagues. In addition, technology stocks were also supported by the Federal Reserve’s emergency move in March 2020 to cut benchmark interest rates to zero and restart quantitative easing. As technology stocks are generally regarded as long-duration, the fall in interest rates increased the present value of their future earnings by a larger extent and supported their share prices. Read more

The Eurekahedge Asian Hedge Fund Index was up 17.64% year-to-date as of December 2020, outperforming the underlying equity market as represented by the MSCI AC Asia Pacific IMI, which gained 12.23% over the same period. In 2019, Asian hedge funds registered a 10.12% return, supported by the strong performance of the underlying equity market on the back of positive geopolitical developments and accommodative central bank policies. Moving into 2020, the Eurekahedge Asian Hedge Fund Index suffered significant losses in the first quarter of the year as news of the rapidly spreading coronavirus hammered equity markets globally, resulting in the index suffering a 9.04% loss in the first quarter of the year. Read more

The Eurekahedge North American Hedge Fund Index was up 10.53% year-to-date as of November 2020, driven by the strong performance of the underlying equity market as represented by the MSCI North America IMI, which gained 13.32% over the same period. Supported by the strong performance of the equity market in the region, North American hedge funds quickly recovered from their 10.14% deficit in the first quarter which was their worst quarterly performance since inception due to the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in the region. Read more

Altinvestor APAC 2020 will be Eurekahedge’s 5th asset owners’ forum and the 8th one of its kind across Europe and Asia Pacific, delivering unique investment insights from leading family offices, pension funds and insurers on a broad range of alternative investment topics. The event will be taking place at Conrad, Hong Kong on 9 – 10 September 2020. The two-day forum is organised in a closed-door setting under the Chatham House Rule*. The programme agenda features only asset owners as speakers and contributors and is made up of exclusive presentations, case studies, closed-door roundtable discussions as well as private meetings which enables asset owners to learn and share investment insights with one another more openly. More

Altinvestor Europe 2020 will be Eurekahedge’s 4th European asset owners’ forum and the 9th one of its kind across Europe and Asia Pacific, delivering unique investment insights from leading family offices, pension funds and insurers on a broad range of alternative investment topics. The event will be taking place at the majestic Baur Au Lac hotel in Zurich, Switzerland on 5 – 6 November 2020. The two-day forum is organised in a closed-door setting under the Chatham House Rule*. The programme agenda features only asset owners as speakers and contributors and is made up of exclusive presentations, case studies, closed-door roundtable discussions as well as private meetings which enables asset owners to learn and share investment insights with one another more openly. More

The 2020 edition of the prestigious Eurekahedge Asian Hedge Fund Awards will be held in Singapore this December. This will be the 17th edition of the awards ceremony which has been running successfully since 2004 to recognise and celebrate the very best of Asian hedge fund managers. If you are interested in a sponsorship or would like to secure your seat, please email awards@eurekahedge.com to register your interest. More

Altinvestor Europe 2019 which took place in Zurich, Switzerland is Eurekahedge’s third European asset owners’ event, delivering exclusive insights from family offices as well as institutional asset owners on exploring alternative assets and optimising portfolio returns. This two-day forum is a closed-door event (observing the Chatham House Rule*) aimed at facilitating a private environment for candid discussions and to serve as a melting pot of ideas connecting Europe’s leading investors under one roof. The programme features leading family offices as well as institutional asset owners such as pension funds, insurers, foundations and endowments, in the form of various presentations, case studies, panel discussions, round tables and private discussions. More

The 16th annual Eurekahedge Asian Hedge Fund Awards ceremony took place on 24 May 2019 with a total of 240 attendees coming together to celebrate 61 of the best performing Asian hedge funds of 2018. KS Asia Absolute Return Fund came out tops, securing the Best Asian Hedge Fund award, along with Most Consistent Asia-based Hedge Fund and Best Asian Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund. This year we conducted an SMS auction and live auction to raise funds for charity partner Autism Resource Centre (Singapore). A total of S$36,335 was raised thanks to the efforts and contributions from guests and we greatly appreciate the support. More

The 4th Altinvestor APAC event was held in Hong Kong to bring together family offices as well as institutional asset owners to exchange ideas and insights on managing diversified investment portfolios. As a closed-door event, the two-day forum provided exclusive alternative investment insights and perspectives shared by leading APAC investors along with selected global investors. Altinvestor APAC 2019 is an asset owners' event dominated by attendees such as family offices, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, foundations and endowments. More