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CTAs delivered record gains in 2022, the fourth consecutive year of positive performance across all strategy types, according to the 2022 CTA Performance Report from the Capital Consulting group of Societe Generale Prime Services.
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Market commentators say sweeping write-downs on private assets next year could see institutional flows rebalance in favour of hedge funds as fees, liquidity and capacity issues focus minds.
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Private wealth sentiment towards hedge funds appears decidedly mixed. But attractive liquidity and return profiles – coupled with burgeoning opportunities stemming from cryptocurrency upheaval – offer the chance of inflows.
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Rising rates and an inflation squeeze are fuelling an increasingly downbeat economic assessment. For hedge fund investors, capital preservation is now critical.
European financial watchdog the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) wants London-based hedge funds and asset managers to demonstrate that they have established a suitable physical presence in the European Union, according to a report by Reuters.
Winning interest rate bets helped drive gains at an investment vehicle managed by hedge fund Brevan Howard during 2022 as market volatility and soaring inflation prompted central banks to hike interest rates, according to a report by Reuters.
Over half of systematic hedge funds surveyed or interviewed for a new report by Acuiti – Bringing the case for buy-and-build to the front office – are utilising a combination of both outsourced strategies and in-house development to build their front office technology stacks.
LightPoint Financial Technology and FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, are collaborating to offer hedge funds, institutional asset managers, and family offices a fully integrated front-to-back solution with greater data flexibility.
San Francisco-based investment management law firm Cole-Frieman & Mallon has appointed Frank J Martin, a former general counsel and president of a multi-billion-dollar, multi-strategy, global hedge fund firm, as a partner and general counsel at the firm.Â
Trade finance industry leaders and leading asset managers have joined forces to create a global trade finance working group dedicated to boosting the role of alternative lenders in the sector. The working group will consolidate initiatives within the Alternative Credit Council.
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