Hedge Funds Mixed in August
September 11, 2023
Hedge fund indexation firm HFR says August was a difficult month for many hedge funds with mixed performance from Macro… Read More »
Hedge fund indexation firm HFR says August was a difficult month for many hedge funds with mixed performance from Macro… Read More »
Proprietary trading firms report challenging conditions in the first half of 2023, with FX (along with commodities and energy) struggling,… Read More »
CTAs and prop trading firms continued to struggle in their efforts to provide positive returns in August, with three headline… Read More »
Peak holiday season in the northern hemisphere saw FX volumes drop according to data from the first group of platforms… Read More »
July was a tough month for currency traders at CTAs, with the strategy performing second worst only to crypto traders… Read More »
Hedge funds reinforced a strong June performance – the best returns for over two years – with continued gains in… Read More »
July was another tough month for CTAs in the SG CTA Index, after clambering back to flat on the year… Read More »
Total hedge fund assets under management (AUM) rise for the third quarter in succession according to the latest report from… Read More »
June was a good month for CTAs with every sub-index in the Barclay CTA Index providing a positive return for… Read More »
The Financial Markets Standards Board has published a transparency draft State of Good Practice looking at the application of a… Read More »
Hedge funds had their best month since February 2021 according to the HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite Index, which surged… Read More »
Asset managers project future organic growth despite a host of challenges facing the industry, according to a Northern Trust industry… Read More »
CTAs regained some lost ground in May, led by currency traders who had another strong month, according to BarclayHedge. The… Read More »
Macro hedge funds again managed to eke out gains amidst a much tougher environment for hedge funds generally, according to… Read More »
Currency traders managed to scrape out minor gains in April amidst a recovery of sorts for CTAs, with the Barclay… Read More »
After a challenging month, Macro strategies bounced back strongly during the market turmoil of April to lead hedge fund performance… Read More »
Total hedge fund capital increased for the second consecutive quarter as investors allocated new capital while key banking and financial… Read More »
Over the past year, there have been several moves by various FX platforms to increase the level of transparency around… Read More »
While it has very much been the poster child for the hedge fund industry over the past year as volatility… Read More »
The use of market or price limits when using an execution algorithm became more popular in recent years thanks to… Read More »
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The latest AIMA Hedge Fund Confidence Index, which is produced alongside Simmons + Simmons and Seward & Kissel, finds that… Read More »
Emerging Markets hedge funds have had a strong start to 2023, according to hedge fund indexation firm HFR, which says… Read More »
After a mixed start to the year, macro hedge funds returned to the black in February amidst a difficult second… Read More »
Algorithmic execution has come of age in FX markets over the past few years, largely thanks to strategies being proven… Read More »
In contrast to a tricky 2022 for many strategies, hedge funds had a strong start to the year according to… Read More »
The final HFR report into hedge fund capital flows for 2022 makes for some interesting reading with the strategy that… Read More »
Macro strategies reinforced their dominance of hedge fund performance in 2022 with another good return in December, in spite of… Read More »
Hedge funds are preparing for a tough 2023, with confidence falling to a two-year low in terms of the AIMA… Read More »
Currency traders provided a rare beacon of positivity in a rough November for CTAs according to BarclayHedge, although all but… Read More »
Emerging markets hedge funds produced a positive return in November, for only the second time in 2022, but remain well… Read More »
While the strong run of positive returns from the Global Macro sector came to an end in November, hedge funds… Read More »
With The Full FX View The latter half of 2022 has seen three major FX platforms announce that at… Read More »
The extended run of positive months for Macro hedge funds continued in October according to indexing and analytical firm HFR,… Read More »
CTAs have continued to thrive in the volatile conditions in markets, with the Barclay CTA Index, managed by BarclayHedge, rising… 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 »
The latest AIMA Hedge Fund Confidence Index indicates that funds are at their most optimistic about their businesses since the… Read More »
CTAs managed to eke out gains on the Barclay CTA Index, in spite of mixed performance across sectors, with currency… Read More »
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After a month off, macro funds once again performed strongly in August, helping propel the HFRI Index to positive territory… Read More »
After managing to eke out a small gain in June, CTA performance dipped again in July, with the Barclay CTA… Read More »
After leading the way throughout 2022 Macro hedge funds finally took a back seat in July, with discretionary funds failing… Read More »
While they continue to outperform equities markets, hedge funds suffered through the first half of 2022, with only Macro funds… 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 »
According to hedge fund analysis firm HFR, macro hedge funds surged to lead industry-wide gains in March, completing a record… 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 »
Macro hedge funds posted strong, negatively-correlated gains in January as equity and fixed income markets suffered steep losses, while investors… Read More »
