The Eurekahedge Latin American Hedge Fund Index was up 2.10% as of July 2021 year-to-date, narrowly underperforming the MSCI EM Latin America Index, which gained 2.60% over the same period. The slow vaccination rollout in the Latin American region has necessitated the imposition of lockdowns in a bid to slow down the spread of the highly infectious COVID-19 virus, negatively impacting the economic recovery in the region. Most Latin American countries have struggled to secure sufficient vaccine doses due to logistical challenges that has impeded the vaccine rollout. Read more

The Eurekahedge Greater China Hedge Fund Index was down 4.20% in July, reducing its year-to-date return to 1.66%. In comparison, the underlying equity market in the region as represented by the MSCI China Golden Dragon IMI recorded a loss of 9.60% over the same period. A month after Didi Global Inc. celebrated its debut in the NYSE which makes them the biggest IPO of Chinese companies listed in the US, Beijing abruptly announced a stricter policy for domestic companies listing offshore, particularly in the US. Read more

The Eurekahedge North American Hedge Fund Index was up 11.34% year-to-date as of June 2021, driven by the strong performance of the underlying equity market as represented by the MSCI North America Index AC, which gained 14.68% over the same period. Covid-related mobility restrictions in most developed markets continued to be progressively relaxed as vaccination rates rise, providing support to the reopening of their economies. The swift rebound in economic activity led to higher inflation in some countries, most notably in the United States where in June, the US consumer price index increased by 5.4% year-on-year – the sharpest 12-month inflation spike since August 2008. Read more

Investors are increasingly beginning to incorporate ethical considerations into their investment decisions, a development which has given rise to the ESG framework over the years. Despite the implementation challenges which arise when screening investments against acceptable environmental, social and corporate governance themes, the trend towards a more conscientious approach to investment is here to stay, especially from the perspective of large institutional investors. Fund managers, for both actively and passively managed investment vehicles are balancing their quest for superior returns with the need to meet investor demand for responsible investing. Further, an understanding that such an approach to investment can translate into ‘ESG-induced alpha’ for managers is further helping the cause of ethically guided investing. This piece looks at the performance of funds, both long-only absolute return vehicles and hedge funds, with an active ESG investment framework and how they have performed over the years. Read more

The Eurekahedge Asian Hedge Fund Index was up 6.63% year-to-date as of May 2021, supported by the strong performance of the underlying equity market as represented by the MSCI Asia Pacific IMI, which gained 7.10% over the same period. Driven by the encouraging progress on vaccine roll-out in some areas in Asia, accommodative government policies and normalisation of economic activity, the equity market in the region continued to strengthen over the year. Hang Seng gained 7.05% over the first five months of 2021, while TOPIX posted 6.56% over the same period. Over in India, despite the recent surge of new COVID-19 cases which overwhelmed their healthcare sector, the economic growth outlook in the region remained strong which contributed to the strong performance of the equity market in the region. NIFTY 50 was up 6.50% in May, pushing its 2021 year-to-date return to 11.45%. Read more

Indian hedge funds outperformed their global peers by a large margin in 2020, supported by the strong performance of the Indian equity market over the year. Despite the Indian economy’s 7.7% contraction in 2020 as a result of the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Eurekahedge India Hedge Fund Index generated 19.88% return over 2020, dwarfing the 12.66% return posted by the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index over the same period, which also happened to be the best annual performance of the global hedge fund industry since 2009. However, most of those gains were generated through exposure toward the fast-growing equity market of the country, raising the question of whether some of these hedge fund managers actually generate enough alpha for their investors to justify their management and performance fees. 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