Indices and Reports

Hedge funds as measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index edged higher during the month of November. 

New hedge fund launches exceeded the number of liquidations in the third quarter of 2009 for the first time since the acceleration of the financial crisis in mid-2008, according to a new report released by Hedge Fund Research. 

Hedge funds are back to $2 trillion, reversing their losses of the last year, according to one of the more optimistic estimates of industry assets.

Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish up +2.29% in November (based on 71% of assets reporting).

Hedge fund advisory firm the Hennessee Group released its monthly results today, which reveal that hedge funds underperformed in November as equities markets jumped sharply.

Hedge funds are doing well, but one prominent index provider expects them to do even better next year.

Both long/short and global macro hedge funds badly lagged the broader markets last month, according to a pair of hedge fund replication indices from Credit Suisse Group.

Hedge funds continued to ramp up their bets on equities in the third quarter. And they’re doing it with more risk and more leverage, according to new research from the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch.

Hedge fund advisory firm the Hennessee Group believes the equity markets are likely to continue their momentum and lead to additional gains for investors during the month of December. 

JPMorgan Chase has launched a series of alternative beta indices, with plans for a fund based on them for next year.