Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Hedge Funds Stumble In October




Finalternatives reports that hedge funds suffered a through a tough October, with only event-driven funds providing a glimmer of good news, according to an industry replication index.

The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index dropped 0.64% last month. After a year of trailing the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the benchmark managed to beat it in October, but only by missing out on the broader market's full decline.  The index is up only 2.31% on the year, and in October, event-driven "was the sole contributor to performance, finishing up 0.94% for the month," Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta strategies at Credit Suisse said. Drachman also noted that, with a return of 9.12% on the year, event-driven "continues to be the highest-performing strategy" in 2012…..

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