Globally, hedge funds managed $3,102 billion of assets – a record high –at the end of the first quarter of 2015, according to data provider Preqin. The US remains at the centre of the industry – assets under management in the Americas currently total $2,313 billion – but ...
Hedge funds databases offer a range of risk assessment and management tools that enable users to evaluate the risk profile of various hedge funds. These databases provide comprehensive risk metrics such as standard deviation, beta, Value at Risk (VaR), and correlation coefficients. By analyzing thes...
The Eurekahedge Asian Hedge Fund database contains data on over 1,5701 funds, based partly on which, we estimate 1,204 operational hedge funds in the Asian hedge fund industry, managing assets to the tune of US$171 billion, as at the end of July 2008. The industry has grown at a robus...
The primary factor driving this surge is volatility. The S&P saw average intraday volatility of 1.38 percent in the first quarter, more than three times that of the fourth quarter and the highest level since the first quarter of 2016. Another contributor has been the very strong retail interest...
I’m not going to be surprised if we see a VIX volatility expansion this week along with the range of stock prices spreading out. There are plenty of potential catalysts that could drive volatility and uncertainty higher for those who need a story driving it. According to Bloomberg: As Fed...
The federal funds rate is presently at a range of 3.75 to 4.00 percent. A 50-basis point rate hike in December will take it to a range of 4.25 to 4.5 percent. But that won’t be the end of it. Last week, St. Louis Fed president James Bullard clarified that more rate hikes are ...
ADAS and Autonomous driving is no longer a dream but is something closer to reality. The regulation changes and government support is hastening in this new era, and despite the difficulties this industry invariably faces, it will also overcome them. We are trying our best to come to ...
The hedge trimmer comprises: a trimmer body; a chassis reversing device, which comprises a chassis and a chassis driving mechanism, wherein the chassis is rotatably mounted on the trimmer body; a static arm bearing, one end of which is installed on the chassis; a static arm, which is ...
Are there common driving factors, that if we’re looking at trying to capture like, not a particular VC or PE fund, but the industry as a whole to all their bets, sort of average together to look like a levered equity market data? And if they do, well, then why ...
back is inflation: if we begin to spot rising prices it means the economy is recovering (people find employment, consumers back in the stores, driving prices up). This is a far cry from Zimbabwe or Weimar Republic hyperinflation which is what alarmists have in mind when they say “inflation...