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       Posted on March 26th, 2012

Beating the Benchmark

This report examines how successful actively managed mutual funds in Europe have been in out-performing their benchmark indices over the past twenty years. Needless to say this will not end the active versus passive debate, but it should make a useful contribution to better understanding how successful active fund managers have been in [...]


       Posted on October 6th, 2010

Ruling Out New Funds: Wrong Decision? Two Approaches Point at Better Risk- Return Ratios for New Funds Versus Old Funds

The majority of institutional investors exclude from their selection radar mutual funds that have not accumulated a track record of at least three years and that have not achieved a certain level of assets under management.

This study tests if the track record criteria make sense from a performance-and risk point of [...]


       Posted on August 29th, 2010

Lipper Performance Snapshot – Hedge Funds – July 2010

In line with global equity and bond markets, hedge funds overall delivered a solid return of 1.83% for July, according to the Lipper Hedge Fund Composite Index. July’s gain contributed to a partial recovery of the negative months’ readings, bringing year-to-date performance to minus 1.76%. Fixed Income Arbitrage (+3.23%) was the best performing [...]


       Posted on August 26th, 2010

Lipper Islamic Finance Overview H1 2010

As of the end of June 2010:

Islamic funds investing in Asian emerging markets continued their upward trend and topped the Lipper Islamic fund rankings for first half 2010.
Bond funds denominated in Asian currencies did particularly well during first half 2010, thanks to their significant appreciation against the greenback.
In terms of number of funds Southeast Asia [...]


       Posted on July 20th, 2010

Lipper Performance Snapshot – Hedge Funds – June 2010

Hedge Funds Lose Momentum in June as Volatility Spikes and Stock Markets Sell Off on Mounting Fears Over European Debt and the Global Economic Recovery.

Source: Lipper


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