Macro Back in the Hedge Fund Box Seat in April
May 12, 2023
After a challenging month, Macro strategies bounced back strongly during the market turmoil of April to lead hedge fund performance… Read More »
After a challenging month, Macro strategies bounced back strongly during the market turmoil of April to lead hedge fund performance… Read More »
Total hedge fund capital increased for the second consecutive quarter as investors allocated new capital while key banking and financial… Read More »
It is not only the crypto industry that has an issue with US Securities & Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler,… Read More »
While it has very much been the poster child for the hedge fund industry over the past year as volatility… Read More »
The latest AIMA Hedge Fund Confidence Index, which is produced alongside Simmons + Simmons and Seward & Kissel, finds that… Read More »
New hedge fund launches were on the rise in the last quarter of 2022 as the industry headed into 2023,… Read More »
After a mixed start to the year, macro hedge funds returned to the black in February amidst a difficult second… Read More »
In contrast to a tricky 2022 for many strategies, hedge funds had a strong start to the year according to… Read More »
The final HFR report into hedge fund capital flows for 2022 makes for some interesting reading with the strategy that… Read More »
Macro strategies reinforced their dominance of hedge fund performance in 2022 with another good return in December, in spite of… Read More »
The increasingly difficult economic environment has seen the number of new hedge fund launches hit the lowest level since the… Read More »
Hedge funds are preparing for a tough 2023, with confidence falling to a two-year low in terms of the AIMA… Read More »
Emerging markets hedge funds produced a positive return in November, for only the second time in 2022, but remain well… Read More »
While the strong run of positive returns from the Global Macro sector came to an end in November, hedge funds… Read More »
The extended run of positive months for Macro hedge funds continued in October according to indexing and analytical firm HFR,… Read More »
The 2022 BIS Triennial Survey of FX Turnover offers mixed news for sales desks, with fortunes very much dependent upon… Read More »
While investors more generally withdrew an estimated $26 billion from hedge funds in Q2 2022, the latest report from analytics… Read More »
As has been the case for much of this year, macro hedge funds had another strong month in September, amidst… Read More »
Emerging Markets hedge funds extended second quarter declines through August, according to indexation firm HFR, with losses again driven by… Read More »
After a month off, macro funds once again performed strongly in August, helping propel the HFRI Index to positive territory… Read More »
After leading the way throughout 2022 Macro hedge funds finally took a back seat in July, with discretionary funds failing… Read More »
The latest report from HFR on hedge fund assets under management (AUM), highlights how investor money is chasing performance, with… Read More »
While they continue to outperform equities markets, hedge funds suffered through the first half of 2022, with only Macro funds… Read More »
Asset manager Abrdn has launched Eclipse, a platform offering institutional investors passive exposure to hedge fund strategies underpinned by indices… Read More »
A few readers were in touch about last week’s column to suggest that I under-played the role of prime brokers… Read More »
New hedge fund launches jumped to the highest level since 1Q 2021 and reached the second highest quarter since 4Q… Read More »
The Q2 Hedge Fund Confidence Index (HFCI) which is published by AIMA, Simmons & Simmons and Seward & Kissel, finds… Read More »
Emerging markets hedge funds extended first quarter declines through May, according to hedge fund indexing firm HFR, with losses driven… Read More »
Former Campbell & Co president Mike Harris has joined quantitative investment firm Quest Partners in the same role. Harris left… Read More »
As well as facing two lawsuits, with more pending, over its suspension of the Nickel market and cancellation of trades… Read More »
Hedge funds suffered in May, with even the recent star of the show – Macro – failing to hit positive… Read More »
Even with the tremendous volatility in the sector, there are many more traditional hedge funds investing in crypto and more… Read More »
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), in partnership with Cowen, has published a new report presenting an analysis of the… Read More »
Ongoing volatility and uncertainty in markets continues to help macro hedge funds boost investor returns in April – the third… Read More »
Refinitiv and Snowflake have announced an agreement that allows for the former’s suite of quantitative data to be made available… Read More »
Institutional investors allocated the largest amount of new capital to hedge funds since 2015 in the first quarter of 2022… Read More »
According to hedge fund analysis firm HFR, macro hedge funds surged to lead industry-wide gains in March, completing a record… Read More »
Hedge funds risk being caught in Phase 6 of the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) without adequate preparation owing to continued… Read More »
The latest quarterly survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) finds that in spite of challenging conditions hedge fund… Read More »
New hedge fund launches rose the highest level since 2017 as total industry capital remained above the historic $4 trillion… Read More »
For the second month in a row, Macro hedge funds outperformed amidst geopolitical tensions, as hedge funds offered negatively-correlated gains.… Read More »
A new staff working paper published by the Bank of England studies the information content in FX options trading volumes… Read More »
With geopolitical upheaval and monetary policy shifts dominating financial markets, a new survey from BNP Paribas’ prime services team –… Read More »
The latest monthly report from LMAX Digital indicates that while there was a revival of sorts from January’s low, activity… Read More »
CME Group says activity on its FX futures and options product suite shows growing adoption from hedge funds and asset… Read More »
Macro hedge funds posted strong, negatively-correlated gains in January as equity and fixed income markets suffered steep losses, while investors… Read More »
Total hedge fund industry capital rose to surpass the $4 trillion milestone to begin 2022, HFR says, hitting an estimated… Read More »
Hedge funds advanced in December to conclude a strong year, according to the HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite (FWC) Index.… Read More »
Strong gains in emerging markets hedge funds focused on India, Russia, and the Middle East were the standout performers, according… Read More »
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the struggle many had in November, the AIMA Hedge Fund Confidence Index fell sharply in Q4 to… Read More »
