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Global Macro – Why Should Investors Even Bother? – Graphic of the Day

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In the last ten years Global Macro funds at the index level have produced annual returns of 5%-plus on only three occasions. For comparison Distressed funds produced 5%-plus in five of those years. Of the eight strategy groups analysed, Global Macro funds produced the lowest annualised return over the last decade. Global Macro funds beat […]

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Investors

Demand For Hedge Fund Strategies – CTAs Level with Merger Arb & Cryptocurrencies

By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA – Founder and CEO, Agecroft Partners   The hedge fund industry is dynamic, comprising of numerous strategies tha[...] Read more »

Global Macro – Why Should Investors Even Bother? – Graphic of the Day

In the last ten years Global Macro funds at the index level have produced annual returns of 5%-plus on only three occasions. For comparison Distressed[...] Read more »

Life Settlements Set For Strongest Year Ever Says MPG

By Hedge Fund Insight staff   Life settlements are set to see their best year ever as an asset class in 2021, according to Managing Partners Group (M[...] Read more »

Marketing

You Need To Time Your Newsletter Just As You Time Markets

By Bobby Chernev of Review42.com   What Is the Bes[...] Read more »

Pre-marketing And Reverse Solicitation Of Hedge Funds

By Vanessa Molloy and Chiara Deceglie of Harneys &nb[...] Read more »

Social Media Use By Hedge Funds – Graphic Of The Day

From The PwC/AIMA Global Alternatives Distribution Surv[...] Read more »

Investor Relations – The Strategic Approach Works Best According to Survey

By  Jeremie Bacon (CEO) and Ashley Kramer (Marketing [...] Read more »

HF Managers

Davidson Kempner Secures THE DEAL in European NPLs

By Hedge Fund Insight staff Davidson Kempner, the $34bn[...] Read more »

Surge in Interest from Hedge Funds in Private Jets Expected

From Hedge Fund Insight staff A bumper year for hedge [...] Read more »

Event Driven Input – Entertainment And Media Industry Set For M&A Boom

By Paul Bernstein of Venable LLP   One of the o[...] Read more »

The Lonely One at York Capital Management

By Hedge Fund Insight staff A year ago the database o[...] Read more »

Shorts and Humour

Active Credit Managers – Long/Short Credit Funds have Leptokurtic Return Distribution

From the paper by Diogo Palhares & Scott Richar[...] Read more »

Graphic of the Day: CTA Launches Surpassed by Liquidations

The number of active CTAs peaked in 2013, five years af[...] Read more »

Large Hedge Funds Bear The Brunt of Redemptions – Graphic of the Day

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Risk Management/ Consulting

7 Precepts For Shorting From Andrew Left of Citron Research

By Hedge Fund Insight staff   Andrew Left’s [...] Read more »

Holiday Reading for Traders & Investors

By Stephen Hoad, CEO of The Stop Hunter   With su[...] Read more »

Edge Technology Keeps Leadership Position

By Hedge Fund Insight staff   Edge Technology Grou[...] Read more »

Investment Management and AI: More Partnership Than Takeover

By Clare Flynn Levy of Essentia Analytics   In th[...] Read more »

Interviews & Podcasts

720° Shows How To Work With NPLs in CEE – Podcast

At the Distressed Investments Forum held by DDC Financi[...] Read more »

The Revival of the Market for Securitization of NPLs in Italy – A Podcast with Michelangelo Margaria of Moody’s

At the Distressed Investments Forum held by DDC Financi[...] Read more »

Investing in Life Policies with Jonas Mårtenson of Ress Capital

From HedgeNordic   The market for alternative inve[...] Read more »

Organising Research & Staff Development in Equity Hedge – A Podcast with Stuart Mitchell

An interview with Managing Partner and CIO STUART MITCH[...] Read more »

Regulation

Pre-marketing And Reverse Solicitation Of Hedge Funds

By Vanessa Molloy and Chiara Deceglie of Harneys &nb[...] Read more »

Infographic: Financial Service Cyber Attacks Up Fivefold In 2018

From TransWorldCom   According to the Financial C[...] Read more »

Citco Reaches $1Trillion AuA Milestone

From Hedge Fund Insight staff reporter   The Citco[...] Read more »

Brexit – The End Game & Solutions For Funds

By Marco Boldini, head of financial services regulatory[...] Read more »

Publisher’s Letter

From Simon Kerr

Welcome back to Hedge Fund Insight during the 2020-21 covid pandemic. The latest article reflects a recovery from the drop in NPL sales and banks’ restructuring activities of last year. The latest  NPL ratio, covering all EU banks, has started to rise again. At the end of Q2 2020, the NPL ra[...]

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Recent Articles

  • Demand For Hedge Fund Strategies – CTAs Level with Merger Arb & Cryptocurrencies
  • Global Macro – Why Should Investors Even Bother? – Graphic of the Day
  • Davidson Kempner Secures THE DEAL in European NPLs
  • Surge in Interest from Hedge Funds in Private Jets Expected
  • Active Credit Managers – Long/Short Credit Funds have Leptokurtic Return Distribution
  • Graphic of the Day: CTA Launches Surpassed by Liquidations
  • Life Settlements Set For Strongest Year Ever Says MPG
  • Event Driven Input – Entertainment And Media Industry Set For M&A Boom
  • SEC Data – Pension Plans Have Grown To A Stable Quarter of Hedge Fund Capital
  • Season’s Greetings…
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