The 2022 Alternative Investment Allocator Survey, conducted by law firm Seward & Kissel LLP, found that 41% of participants anticipated that their firms would increase allocations to digital assets in 2022, more than triple the number from last year’s survey.
Hedge funds posted gains in April, as global equities and bonds suffered historic declines, accelerating an unprecedented hedge fund outperformance trend driven by powerful, broad-based gains across macro sub-strategies, according to data released today by HFRI.
7/10 of UK adults, with at least one investment outside of their pension, say they would be more likely to choose an investment in a fund or organisation if they knew it was having a positive social or environmental impact,
Hedge funds trading technology companies endured a bumpy start to 2022, with bets on a slew of blue-chip stocks souring as investors took flight amid fears of rising inflation and interest rates coupled with concerns over US economic growth.
Marshall Wace maintained its position as the manager with the greatest short exposure in April, accounting for 21.99% of registered short positions (up from 15.69% at the end of February), according to the latest monthly pan-European short position data from
Research from SigTech’s 2021 annual Hedge Fund Research Report saw 80 per cent of hedge fund managers expecting institutional investors to increase their allocation to quant strategies over the following year, and 86 per cent expecting quant hedge fund strategies
IG Prime, the institutional prime brokerage unit of IG Group has released the survey findings on the influence of patriotic bias on UK hedge fund managers’ investment strategies. IG Prime’s white paper, Patriotism in Portfolios: An analysis of Hedge Funds,
Attracting and retaining the top tech talent is now tougher than ever for hedge fund managers, as competition for data engineers, coders and computer scientists intensifies. Hedge fund firms of all stripes and strategies are preparing to ramp up their
As financial markets have rapidly digitised over the past decade, and the availability and pace of the information exchange has accelerated, the traditional barriers between human- and machine-based strategies are steadily being eroded. Traditional discretionary hedge funds that utilise the
A volatility spike, sparked by inflation fears, rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions, has seen hedge fund attract the largest inflows in seven years during Q1, with investors seeking downside protection amidst market turbulence, according to a report by CNBC.
