Macro Still on the Up Amidst Wider Hedge Fund Gains
November 9, 2022
The extended run of positive months for Macro hedge funds continued in October according to indexing and analytical firm HFR,… 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 »
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 »
