Hedge Fund Strategies

Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta ("LAB") Index Up 0.92% in December

NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Credit Suisse LAB Index was up 0.92% in December according to Dr. Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse. (Logo:

Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta ("LAB") Index Down 0.39% in November

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Credit Suisse LAB Index was down 0.39% in November according to Dr. Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse.

Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta ("LAB") Index Up 4.17% in October

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Credit Suisse LAB Index was up 4.17% in October according to Dr. Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse. (Logo:

IndexIQ Announces October 2011 Performance of its IQ Hedge Family of Investable Benchmark Hedge Fund Replication Indexes

RYE BROOK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IndexIQ, a leading developer of index-based alternative investment solutions, today announced the performance of its proprietary family of hedge fund replication

Hedge fund inflows are no performance guarantee

AllAboutAlpha.com makes an interesting point about the recent inflows we've see into hedge funds: Inflows may not strictly be correlated with strong performance. While the conventional wisdom holds

GLG Ore Hill Raises $200 Million for Credit Mandate

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GLG Ore Hill LLC, a credit-focused, event-driven hedge fund and structured product manager based in New York, announced that it has raised $200 million for a

IndexIQ Announces August 2011 Performance of its IQ Hedge Family of Investable Benchmark Hedge Fund Replication Indexes

RYE BROOK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IndexIQ, a leading developer of index-based alternative investment solutions, today announced the performance of its proprietary family of hedge fund replication

Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta ("LAB") Index Down 3.36% in August

NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Credit Suisse LAB Liquid Indices posted negative performance in August according to Dr. Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies

QFS Asset Management Names Dr. Jim Conklin Director of Research

GREENWICH, Conn., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QFS Asset Management announced today that Dr. Jim Conklin has joined the firm as Director of Research. In this role he will collaborate with the firm's