Intelligence
Latest
The SEC is facing the possibility of legal action by hedge funds and finance industry groups over its plans to change certain market rules following the collapse of Archegos Capital Management (Archegos), according to a report by The Financial Times.
New research from quant technologies provider SigTech reveals there is a growing focus among fund managers on improving the quality of data, with some 77% of managers interviewed believing that to achieve above-average returns in the future, accessing high quality data and having the technological capabilities to process it efficiently is becoming increasingly important.
The BFAM Asian Opportunities fund is down almost 10% so far in 2022 on the back of a 6.2% fall in March due to bets on China credit and the Russian ruble, according to a report by Bloomberg.
INSIGHT
After two years of virtual introductions, are capital introduction services still a cornerstone of the prime services industry in the way they were pre-pandemic?
INSIGHT
For start-up and emerging managers, successfully launching and running a hedge fund is trickier than ever before. As markets ebb and flow, the level of support provided by prime brokers in the early stages remains critical.
Macro hedge funds surged to lead industry-wide gains in March, completing a record Q1 by again posting sharp returns as financial market volatility was exacerbated by skyrocketing inflation, rising interest rates and expectations for continued increases, and escalation of the Russian military conflict in Ukraine.
The investable HFRI 500 Macro Index surged +6.25 per cent in March, extending its Q1 2022 return to +10.0 per cent, with strong contributions from Commodity, Fundamental Discretionary, and Quantitative, trend-following strategies. The investable HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite Index advanced +2.4 per cent for the month, extending its Q122 return to +0.85 per cent,
Confidence levels among hedge fund mangers remain resilient despite the war in Ukraine, Russian economic sanctions, and global inflationary concerns, according to AIMA.
With the most severe obstacles to businesses imposed by the pandemic beginning to ease, both hedge fund investors and managers showed marked signs of confidence in alternative investments in 2021, according to The Seward & Kissel New Hedge Fund Study, an annual study of newly launched hedge funds.
SPECIAL REPORT
Hedge fund managers just starting out can sometimes underestimate the significance of selecting a law firm to assist in their fund launch. Selecting a firm solely based on cost can set a fund back and potentially turn out to be a more costly exercise, if the initial advice is fails to understand the manager or the market place – it’s not just about getting the law right.
As the hedge fund industry expands into newer markets and asset classes, smaller prime brokers can carve out boutique offerings in niche and specialist areas – but scalability challenges remain.
