The Evolving Landscape of Emerging Markets: From Golden Age to a Multipolar Future
Emerging markets countries’ underlying economic and political contexts impact profoundly the structural sources of alpha offered by EM asset markets
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - May 2024
It appears that nearly all types of quantitative (or “model based”) macro programs had a difficult month in May
U.S. Private Funds Industry Enjoys Legal Win
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated U.S. regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission's private fund adviser rule
Hedge Funds Q&A: Philip Seager, CFM
Philip Seager, Head of Portfolio Management at systematic investment manager CFM, offers his thoughts on the increased interest in the high net worth and RIA channel for the alternative investment industry
New Commodities Hedge Fund Strategy, Frontier Commodities, Launches
The firm's strategy will focus on long/short investments in metals, energy, agricultural, and environmental commodities
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - April 2024
Discretionary global macro managers generally performed well in April. Those programs that generated outsized gains appeared to have done so in commodities and currencies
Hedge Fund Firms Plan Strategic Investment and Business Shifts in Response to Geopolitical, Economic Factors
New report provides glimpse of what’s ahead for hedge funds in technology, investments, and fundraising
Macro Hedge Funds a Bright Spot in April as Equity Strategies Struggle
Macro hedge funds added +1.52% last month to pad 2024 gains to +7.89%
How Can Fund Managers Navigate a Minefield of VAT Regulations?
The VAT position of UK fund managers is complicated and HMRC’s current position remains unclear on several issues
Hedge Funds Q&A: Johann Ropers, AXA IM Prime
Ropers gives his thoughts on the current state of the hedge fund industry as we approach the halfway mark of 2024
T+1: Making Sure All the Boxes Are Ticked
Fund managers outside the US should be working closely with service providers to minimise the impact of T+1 on daily operations
Equity Long Short Hedge Funds' Net Asset Flows Resume Downwards Trajectory in March
Investors redeemed a net -$2.57bn last month after February saw a net +$1.52bn of inflows
Forget Volmageddon: Gammageddon Is Coming…
It seems that gamma selling in zero-day options has cannibalised the short interest in VIX
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - March 2024
Long-term systematic trend followers had a profitable March with several notable “risk-on” market trends driving performance
Macro Hedge Funds Post Best Month Since March 2022, Best Quarter Since 2003
Macro strategies delivered an estimated +3.9% for the month, bringing Q1 2024 performance to +6.9%, the strongest calendar quarter since the second quarter of 2003
