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Launches of liquid alts funds tripled from 2009 to 2013. [2]Major drivers for the growth in liquid alternative funds include: "The 2008 crisis has fundamentally changed investors’ priorities from a main emphasis on investment returns and alpha generation to an emphasis on diversification and downside protection (or principal preservation), especially in the case of a steep market downdraft" [3]
[8] [12] In the same year, AlphaSimplex and Credit Suisse launched the first 130–30 fund index. [14] The firm's most notable funds are its Managed Futures Strategy Fund launched in 2010 and its Global Alternatives Fund launched in 2008. [2] [3] [4] [9] [15] Its Managed Futures Strategy Fund uses a quantitative approach to trend following.
A hedge fund is an investment vehicle that is most often structured as an offshore corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company. [128] The fund is managed by an investment manager in the form of an organization or company that is legally and financially distinct from the hedge fund and its portfolio of assets.
Ares Credit Group manages liquid and illiquid credit in the non-investment grade credit sector, with approximately $60.0 billion in assets under management as of May 10, 2016. [15] Credit categories include corporate loans, high yield bonds, institutional credit, credit opportunities, special situations, asset-backed, and direct lending in the ...
Liquid alternatives became popular in the late 2000s, growing from $124 billion in assets under management 2010 to $310 billion in 2014. [26] However, in 2015 only $85 million was added, with 31 closed funds and a high-profile underperformance by the largest long-short equity fund at the time, Marketfield Fund.
The company's name 'SAC Capital' derived from Steven A Cohen's initials. [9] The company started trading with $25 million in 1992, grew its assets under management to $16 billion, and became the world's highest-returning hedge fund: SAC averaged annual returns of 30% net of fees under a 3% management fee and 50% performance fee from 1992 to 2013.
In April 2009, a class action suit was filed against State Street, alleging SSGA chose illiquid, leveraged, and risky securities in their short-term, liquid fund products. [31] In October 2017, SSGA agreed to pay over $5 million in back pay and interest to settle allegations the company underpaid women and African-American employees. [32] [33]
A mutual fund is an investment fund that pools money from many investors to purchase securities.The term is typically used in the United States, Canada, and India, while similar structures across the globe include the SICAV in Europe ('investment company with variable capital'), and the open-ended investment company (OEIC) in the UK.