The Eurekahedge European Hedge Fund Index was down 2.31% as of October 2020 year-to-date, outperforming the MSCI AC Europe IMI, which lost 17.41% over the same period. In the first 10 months of 2020, the European equity markets plunged across the board as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened, forcing many European governments to implement stringent social distancing and lockdown measures which had a negative impact on economic activity, resulting in the weak performance of the region’s equity market particularly in February and March. Read more

Emerging market hedge funds were up 5.11% over the first three quarters of 2020, outperforming their developed market counterparts in North America, Europe and Japan which generated 3.99%, -1.51% and -3.37% respectively. In the first quarter of 2020, the Eurekahedge Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Index tumbled 10.66% as the coronavirus pandemic broke out in in Wuhan, China, forcing Chinese authorities to put the city on lockdown on January 23. As the pandemic worsened, the lockdown was extended to the rest of Hubei province and the World Health Organisation on January 30 declared the outbreak a global public-health emergency. On March 11 2020, the World Health Organisation officially declared the outbreak a pandemic as coronavirus cases began to increase sharply in many parts of the world and forced many countries to implement lockdown measures in a bid to halt the rapidly escalating number of cases and prevent healthcare systems from being overwhelmed. Read more

The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 4.00% year-to-date as of August 2020, outperforming the underlying global equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI IMI, which was down 0.89% over the same period. In the earlier months of 2020, the global equity market sharply declined due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, which stalled economic activity. The coronavirus started to spread outside Beijing in February, which heightened concerns among investors that resulted in back-to-back sell-off in the first quarter, particularly in March. Read more

Greater China equity hedge funds ended 2019 up 15.49%, supported by the strong performance of the Chinese equity markets throughout the year on the back of improving geopolitical situations and accommodative central bank policies. The Eurekahedge Greater China Long Short Equities Hedge Fund Index which tracks 55 active Greater China-focused hedge funds utilising equity strategies slumped 14.74% in 2018 as mounting pressure from the escalating trade tension between China and the US weighed on the performance of Chinese equity markets. Volatile trading condition and various political concerns took their toll on Greater China equity hedge funds as they ended nine of the months of 2018 in the red. On top of the tariff spat between the Chinese government and the Trump administration, the continual protests in Hong Kong which resulted from the introduction of an extradition bill in early 2019 has also acted as a major headwind for the city state’s economic outlook throughout the year. Read more

The Eurekahedge Long-Only Absolute Return Fund Index was down 11.09% as of May 2020 year-to-date, trailing behind with their hedge funds and funds of funds counterparts who loss 2.62% and 3.05% over the same period respectively. In 2019, absolute return funds recorded a 16.31% return as they benefitted from the robust performance of the global equity market on the back of positive geopolitical development and accommodative central bank policies. Read more

The Eurekahedge Global Hedge Fund Awards have been launched with the intent of identifying and celebrating the very best of hedge fund managers in the Americas, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) across 45 award categories carefully designed to track key strategic and regional mandates within the global hedge funds industry. In addition to this, we have introduced specialised awards that recognise the performance of new entrants to the industry as well as 'consistency awards' for established players that have continued to add value for institutional investors over the years. 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