Mark Carney Joins PIMCO's Global Advisory Board 16 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Carney was formerly Governor of the Bank of England and Governor of the Bank of Canada Read more
Manual Processes and Outdated Tech Costing Hedge Funds Millions 16 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton One of the most significant factors is poor system integration and manual steps to create, validate, and execute orders Read more
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - August 2020 15 September 2020 Public Kettera Strategies In Quant Macro, among the programs we track, the common theme on the profitable side seemed to be short fixed income Read more
New SEC Accredited Investor Definition Amendments Unlikely To Impact Asset Raising to a Great Extent 15 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Hedge and private equity fund managers have other considerations when raising capital which means that smaller investors may still miss out Read more
Hedge Funds Gain in August To Return to Positive Territory in 2020 14 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Hedge funds gained +2.5% on average in August, bringing the year to date average return to +2.21% Read more
New Report Shows Hedge Funds Adapting to New Reality 10 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Hedge funds are preparing to emerge from disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic more resilient, adaptable, diverse, efficient, and productive Read more
Brevan Howard Adds to Global Business Development Team 10 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Two new hires in New York, one in Geneva and one in Singapore Read more
Geography Based Investing if De-Globalization Persists 9 September 2020 Public Jim Neumann Geographic investment focus ramifications & opportunities Read more
Hedge Funds Extend Winning Streak in August 9 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index advanced +2.7% in August Read more
Opportunities in Value Investing on the Horizon for Ironhold Capital 7 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton New investment manager bullish on value plays in Indian equities, U.S. equities and real estate Read more
Theta Capital Management Launches Distressed Debt Fund of Hedge Funds 7 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton New vehicle designed to capitalise on Covid-19 enforced disruption Read more
Lyxor Asset Management Appoints Florence Barjou as Chief Investment Officer 4 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Barjou is taking over from Guillaume Lasserre, who is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities Read more
You Don’t Have To Use Options To Hedge Equity Market Tail Risk 1 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton QTS Management using machine learning to mitigate negative returns in bull markets Read more
Managed Futures Strategies Face Challenges Amidst RIsing Bond Yields 1 September 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Lyxor says that the outlook could be tricky for CTAs going forward if rising inflation expectations continue to fuel increasing bond yields Read more
Green Shoots Appearing for Equity Long/Short Hedge Funds 28 August 2020 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton Covid-19 and the consequent lockdowns exacerbating previously established trends to offer opportunities for long/short managers to deliver alpha Read more