EM Hedge Funds’ Struggle Continues
Emerging Markets hedge funds extended second quarter declines through August, according to indexation firm HFR, with losses again driven by… 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 »
Hedge funds posted the largest single month decline since March 2020 in November, largely thanks to equities falling sharply in… Read More »
Crypto valuations…discuss. A truism of all competitive markets is that the cost of trading generally gets crushed – it happened… Read More »
The latest monthly report from HFR reports that the total capital invested in the hedge fund industry rose above $4… Read More »
Total hedge fund industry capital increased narrowly in the third quarter according to research form HFR, as equity and interest… Read More »
In spite of, perhaps reinforcing, what has been a strong 12-18 months for hedge funds, the Alternative Investment Management Association… Read More »
Hedge funds gained in September, navigating a volatile month paced by sharp declines in global equities and fixed income, as… Read More »
The latest AIMA Hedge Fund Confidence Index (HFCI) indicates “encouraging” prospects for the industry, the association says. The Index, which… Read More »
Multi-manager investment platform North Rock Capital has deployed Integrated desktop provider Glue42 as the foundation of its trading and risk… Read More »
In the latest edition of The Full FX Unfiltered, Colin Lambert talks to Alan Schwarz, CEO, and Tom San Pietro,… Read More »
Digital asset prime broker San Francisco Open Exchange (SFOX) has launched what it claims is “the first-ever cryptocurrency trading product… Read More »
In the first of a two part series, The Full FX takes a look at some of the broader impacts… Read More »
Hedge fund assets under management increased to a record $237.7 billion as at Q2 2021, according to data from Hedge… Read More »
Hedge funds suffered a small down month, the first since October 2020 according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, which… Read More »
Hedge funds posted their first decline, albeit slight, in July, ending a run of positive monthly performance that started in… Read More »
Driven by the strongest first half performance in a calendar year since 1999, total hedge fund industry capital accelerated through… Read More »
Hedge fund performance advanced in June, extending the streak of consecutive monthly gains to nine and completing the best first… Read More »
The latest bi-annual investor focused report by business intelligence provider HFM, and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has found… Read More »
New research from indexation, research and analysis firm HFR, finds that hedge fund launches hit their highest level in the… Read More »