Hedge funds say securing the best expertise is growing tougher as more new entrants join the industry, with multi-strategy platforms and larger managers ramping up recruitment and economic turmoil squeezing the sustainability of some firms…
How a constantly evolving mix of hybrid and remote working, longer notice periods, changing salary structures, incentives, and company culture is potentially retooling hedge fund talent development… With so much of the hedge fund industry tied to performance, market participants
Though the latest Preqin data shows that only 7.1% of hedge fund board positions are filled by women, firms are taking greater responsibility and looking to reform hiring processes and offering educational opportunities to improve diversity, equity and inclusion… Over
In the ongoing bear market, hedge funds have provided their best downside protection as a proportion of broader market falls since the dotcom crash at the turn of the 21st century.
HFR’s Fund Weighted Composite Index – a broad-based index tracking the monthly returns of some 1400 single manager hedge funds across all strategy types – remains negative at -3.95% over the eight-month period to the end of August, as long/short
Industrials stocks topped the ‘most-shorted’ rankings in August, ending the month accounting for 22.98% of total short activity in Europe, having reached their highest level in two years on 18 August at 26.57%, according to latest monthly pan-European short position
As both public and private markets enter a period of turbulence and drawdowns, hedge funds are set to prove popular with investors in the second half of 2022, as the recession and geopolitical volatility all play to the industry’s advantage.
As traditional investment managers increasingly dip their toes into the world of digital assets, having access to data and information in formats they recognise and understand is critical to their success.
As investors turn to hedge funds for portfolio insulation during market turmoil, commodities-focused strategies and event driven managers look to navigate fresh market volatility amid a worsening economic outlook.
As the H1 inflation surge pushes central banks to hike interest rates, seismic shifts in bonds, commodities and currencies brought stellar returns for some.
