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Hedge Fund Launches Up to End 2022

31 March 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

HFR estimates the number of new hedge fund launches increased to 96 in the fourth quarter

"What I Know as a Former Hedge Fund CTO”: Fusing Technology Optimisation With Business Flexibility in the Alternative Investment Space

20 March 2023 Public Tom Cole

How can a CTO in today’s alternative investment space achieve a blend of technology optimisation, business flexibility, and mature governance?

Schonfeld Strengthens its Fundamental Equity Business with Regional Leadership Appointments

15 March 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Long-time senior leaders promoted to regional strategy heads

Kettera Strategies Heat Map - February 2023

14 March 2023 Public Kettera Strategies

February was generally a good month for systematic trend followers. The key performance drivers appeared to be the opposite of what worked in January

Directional Data Biases and Systematic Trend Following: Friends or Foes?

14 March 2023 Public Stefanel Radu

This paper considers the influence that directional data biases may have in developing systematic trend-following (momentum) models

East vs West? The New Frontier of Regulations in Crypto Assets

13 March 2023 Public Mark Witten

We see many potential ways in which crypto innovation can be a solution to regulatory challenges. Critically, there is a wide range of outcomes for crypto regulation and adoption around the world

Macro The Best Performing Hedge Fund Category In February As Equity Hedge Declines

8 March 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Macro led all hedge fund categories with an average gain of +0.19%, padding year to date returns to +0.54%

Ben Melkman joins Schonfeld as a Macro Senior Portfolio Manager

7 March 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Melkman plans to operate out of the Bahamas as Schonfeld seeks to further expand its global footprint in this region

bfinance Appoints Olivier Cassin as Head of Investments and Research

6 March 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Cassin was previously at bfinance from 2000 to 2014

Latest Numbers Signal Upbeat Outlook for South Africa’s Hedge Funds Sector

6 March 2023 Public Stuart Fieldhouse

The South African hedge fund industry grew its assets by a punchy 30% in 2023 with ZAR 5.33bn (USD 290m) of net inflows in 2022

Hedge Funds Q&A: Oliver Skutil, Petrus Advisers

6 March 2023 Public Greg Winterton

AlphaWeek’s Greg Winterton spoke to Oliver Skutil, Head of Special Situations at London-based hedge fund manager Petrus Advisers, to learn more about the outlook for European equity investing