Hedge Funds Post Mixed Performance in February Amidst market Uncertainty
HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index off -0.47% last month
The AlphaWeek and Sussex Partners Japan Hedge Fund Industry Survey, 2025 Edition
This year’s edition is the sixth, and we are grateful to the 27 individuals and firms that took the time to participate this time
Japanese Hedge Funds 2024 Review and 2025 Outlook
Performance in the Japanese hedge fund industry in 2024 was driven by a combination of macro factors, ongoing excitement about Japanese corporate governance improvements and a resurgence of fundamentals
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - January 2025
In January, discretionary global macro funds faced a complex environment roiled by U.S. policy shifts and geopolitical tensions
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - December 2024
Quant global macro strategies experienced mixed to positive performance in December. Like their systematic trend cousins, quant macro seemed to find its best opportunities in currency markets but challenging conditions in metals
Three Reasons the Future Is Bright for Merger Arbitrage
Despite some uncertainties, there are plenty of opportunities in under-researched areas where investors can be more than compensated for the risk they are taking
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - November 2024
Long term trend followers had a strong month in November, and the most interesting observation is how differently each program prospered. The one constant is that fixed income and interest rates was the laggard sector, negative for most programs
SG Prime Services Releases the CTA Indices Constituents for 2025
There are no changes to the constituents in the flagship SG CTA Index but there is one new constituent in the SG Trend Index for 2025, and two new constituents in the SG Short-Term Traders Index
Seed Capital Options and Considerations for New and Emerging Hedge Fund Managers
The reduction in the availability of more typical seed capital has led to an increase in what might be referred to as ‘alternative’ seed arrangements
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - October 2024
Trend followers posted a negative October, with the clear underperforming sector being fixed income - both shorter-term rates and longer-term bond markets
Understanding Uncertainty in the Next Chapter for the Middle Kingdom
If investors had been investing in Chinese equities based on ‘fundamentals’, they would have been out of business a long time ago
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - September 2024
The discretionary global macro programs we follow were generally positive in September, primarily by being long fixed income and rates, short the US dollar on a highly anticipated Fed rate cut
Hedge Funds Advance in September To Pad 2024 Gains
Event-driven strategies lead the pack as all four HFR primary categories deliver positive performance
Machine Learning and Markets
An adaptive quantitative model must distinguish between genuine changes in market dynamics and random noise to avoid overreacting and making poor investment decisions
Hedge Funds Q&A: Himanshu Shah, Shah Capital
Himanshu Shah of Shah Capital offers his views on the active / passive and discretionary / systematic debate and his firm's 'soft activism' approach
