As hedge funds’ business functions grow in complexity, more managers are turning to technology in order to execute a growing number of tasks. New research conducted for this report highlights the extent of automation across hedge funds’ back- and middle-office
Hedge fund returns held up well in the face of ongoing downward trends for some markets in the third quarter, seeing only a small decline overall, with some specific strategies recording strong gains, according to data from Citco.
​​​​​​​Ireland is now the most shorted market in Europe at 46.29%, followed by France with 11.65% and the United Kingdom with 10.78%, according to latest monthly pan-European short position data from SEI Novus.
The pace of Hedge Fund redemptions accelerated slightly in August to -$18.92 billion (-0.38% of industry assets), according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge.
Funds-of-funds remain the investor type most likely to negotiate side letters with hedge fund managers according to the latest Hedge Fund Side Letter study from Seward & Kissel, accounting for over half (51%) of all such arrangements agreed in the
More than 40% of hedge fund managers expect LPs to increase investment allocations to long/short and global strategies in the next 12 months, research from EisnerAmper suggests.
With hedge funds increasingly using alternative data and algorithms to help unearth investment ideas, and cryptocurrencies continuing to garner interest, computer coding, data science and AI expertise are now in high demand across strategies… Tech-based expertise is now a key
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
