Currency, Discretionary Funds, Counter Macro Dip in May
While the broader hedge fund industry performed well in May, the Macro sector struggled and compounded its 2025 woes, although… 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 »
Macro hedge funds ended a run of four successive negative monthly returns by gaining in September, while Event-Driven funds had… Read More »
It has become fashionable in some circles to bemoan the lack of opportunities and profits available in FX markets, but… Read More »
Not for the first time in recent months, currency traders produced good returns in August amidst a wider struggle for… Read More »
Hedge funds managed to eke out a positive return in August, according to indexation and analysis firm HFR, however Macro… Read More »
CTAs had their third consecutive monthly decline in performance in July, according to the Barclay CTA Index, managed by BarclayHedge,… Read More »
Macro strategies posted losses in July, in contrast to a more positive picture generally amongst hedge funds as other strategies… Read More »
Currency traders were the only sub-class to return a positive performance as CTAs in the Barclay CTA Index, managed by… Read More »
June was a tough month for one of the recent stars of the hedge fund world, Macro, with indexation and… Read More »
After a strong start to the year, the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, suffered its first down month in… Read More »
Just over a year since it upgraded its algo tech stack, Bank of America has published a study of TWAP… Read More »
Macro strategies returned their first monthly loss since November 2023, according to hedge fund indexation and analysis firm HFR, however… Read More »
Currency traders reported a strong month as CTAs generally benefitted from market conditions in April, with the Barclay CTA Index,… Read More »
Macro hedge funds continued their very strong start to 2024 in April, with indexation and analytical firm HFR reporting its… Read More »
A new study published by the Swiss National Bank empirically backs what most FX traders could tell you – that… Read More »
It was two solid months in a row for CTAs, with the Barclay CTA Index from Barclayhedge reinforcing February’s almost… Read More »
Hedge fund capital extended 2023 gains by continuing to grow in Q1 2024, according to the latest report from indexation… Read More »
Hedge funds extended their good run to start 2024 by again publishing positive returns in March, led by Macro strategies,… Read More »
The latest edition of the Hedge Fund Confidence Index (HFCI) has continued a trend of hedge fund optimism at the… Read More »
Management at proprietary trading firms operating in the European Union faces a regulatory burden three times that of their US… Read More »
CTAs built upon a steady start to the year in January by producing stronger returns in February, with all strategies… Read More »
Data from analytical firm HFR indicates that hedge funds had a very strong February, with quantitative and systematic macro funds… Read More »
Hedge funds have reinforced a good fourth quarter of 2023 by posting gains in January 2024, with fixed income strategies… Read More »
Hedge fund capital has hit a new record according to indexation and analytics firm HFR, at $4.11 trillion, thanks largely… Read More »
In spite of a mildly positive December, 2023 is looking like a poor one for CTAs, with the Barclay CTA… Read More »
Hedge funds received a nice boost from December volatility to deliver a strong end to the year for investors, with… Read More »
The trailing 12-month period to the end of Q3 2023 saw a very slight net decline in the number of… Read More »
CTAs had a tough November according to the BarclayHedge CTA Index, which dropped 0.88%, pushing it back into the red… Read More »