Hedge Fund Launches Highest in Four Years: HFR
March 26, 2026
The volatile environment has seen an acceleration of new hedge fund launches in 2025, with the number of launches at… Read More »
The volatile environment has seen an acceleration of new hedge fund launches in 2025, with the number of launches at… Read More »
Macro funds were again the star of the show in another strong month for hedge funds, but although gains were… Read More »
As was the case in the hedge fund world, CTAs also benefitted from a strong start to 2026, with the… Read More »
Macro funds took advantage of volatile trading conditions to start the year by leading hedge funds strategies in January, according… Read More »
After a strong 2025, the outlook remains positive for hedge funds according to the 2026 Hedge Fund Outlook, published by… Read More »
CTAs ended a rollercoaster year on a positive note, with the Barclay CTA Index, managed by BarclayHedge, showing a 1.25%… Read More »
Just one year after reporting it had passed $4 trillion, hedge fund analytics and indexation firm HFR reports that total… Read More »
Although it does not provide hard numbers, Capitolis says that 2025 produced record-breaking performance across its portfolio optimisation business spanning… Read More »
Hedge fund performance hit a 19-year high in 2025 according to indexation and analytical firm HFR, thanks to an almost-universally… Read More »
Financial markets have long equated strong workplace performance with financial results. But this thinking comes with hidden costs – significant… Read More »
Although not at the record-setting pace of Q3, hedge funds continue to perform solidly in Q4, with November providing the… Read More »
After a volatile year, returns-wise as well as in markets, CTAs appear to be grabbing some solid ground as the… Read More »
Hedge funds extended performance gains according to indexation and analysis firm HFR, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite (FWC) Index… Read More »
Hedge fund capital rose for the eighth straight quarter in Q3 2025, with total capital rising $238.4 billion to hit… Read More »
A strong September has helped the Barclay CTA Index, managed by BarclayHedge, into the black for the year, marking the… Read More »
New hedge fund launches accelerated into the second half of 2025 while historical low liquidations fell further, according to the… Read More »
Hedge funds continued their positive run in September, according to analytics and indexation firm HFR, boosted by a recovery from… Read More »
While CTAs generally clawed more early year losses back in August, currency traders lost momentum as volatility in FX markets… Read More »
While the hedge fund industry generally had a decent August, Macro funds continued with their subdued performance, notwithstanding a month-best… Read More »
Early data from BarclayHedge indicates that CTAs were in the black in July, but only just, and continue to struggle… Read More »
A new white paper from Reactive Markets calls for greater transparency in trading technology, arguing that while principal market participants… Read More »
The latest monthly data from hedge fund analytics and analysis firm HFR indicates that currency funds did particularly well in… Read More »
After a run of tough months, CTAs managed to eke out gains in June, although they remain deep in the… Read More »
Net asset inflows into hedge fund strategies surged in Q2 2025, registering the highest quarterly inflow for more than a… Read More »
While hedge funds generally performed well in June and completed a reversal of fortunes from Q1, currency managers continued to… Read More »
Hedge funds focused on emerging markets saw capital levels soar in the first quarter of 2025 thanks to strong performance… Read More »
Another tough month for CTAs was dampened by a solid performance from currency managers and an expected good return from… Read More »
While the broader hedge fund industry performed well in May, the Macro sector struggled and compounded its 2025 woes, although… Read More »
The introduction of Non-Financial Report Requirements (NFRR) means that in many cases workplace culture is now categorised as yet another… Read More »
CTAs had their toughest month thus far in 2025, according to the Barclay CTA Index, with only one sub-strategy remaining… Read More »
Although currency managers were a rare bright spot in the sector, Macro hedge funds suffered amidst April’s volatility in markets,… Read More »
The latest quarterly HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report from analytical firm HFR shows that performance struggles at many hedge… Read More »
CTAs appear to have been struggling with volatile markets alongside their hedge fund brethren, with the Barclay CTA Index dipping… Read More »
There has been a growing, but still relatively subdued, debate in FX circles about the value – or otherwise –… Read More »
The volatile market conditions saw hedge funds struggle in March, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index falling 1.23% to… Read More »
After a solid start to the year in January, CTAs struggled in February, according to the Barclay CTA Index, provided… Read More »
Hedge fund indexation and analysis firm HFR has announced the launch of an expanded strategy classification system for hedge funds… Read More »
Volatility was a double-edged sword for hedge funds in February, according to indexation and analysis firm HFR, as they posted… Read More »
While CTAs more broadly had a solid start to the year, with the Barclay CTA Index rising 0.57% (with just… Read More »
Hedge funds had a strong start to 2025 according to indexation and analytics firm HFR, which reports its HFRI Fund… Read More »
FX platforms appear to have started 2025 is a strong fashion, with all of the first group to report volume… Read More »
The latest Hedge Fund Confidence Index, published by AIMA in association with Simmons & Simmons and Seward & Kissel, shows… Read More »
Currency traders had a strong end to a good year according to Barclayhedge, the firm’s Currency Traders Index adding 2.01%… Read More »
Total global hedge fund capital surged to a record level in 2024, reflecting a strong performance year for the sector,… Read More »
A volatile year came to a mixed close for hedge funds according to indexation and analysis firm HFR, with its… Read More »
Market volatility brought some relief for CTAs in November, bringing to an end a period of mixed performance by the… Read More »
Hedge funds posted declines in October according to research and indexation firm HFR, with Macro funds taking an outsized hit,… Read More »
Good performance and investor inflows pushed hedge fund capital higher for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q3, according to data… Read More »
While September was a good month more generally for CTAs, currency traders continued their stellar 2024 by leading the sub-indices… Read More »
The latest Hedge Fund Confidence Index published by AIMA in association with Simmons + Simmons and Seward & Kissel, highlights… Read More »
