Currency, Discretionary Funds, Counter Macro Dip in May
June 12, 2025
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 »
