Are CTAs Positioned To Protect Portfolios?

by Seth Bancroft, Research Consultant, Hedge Funds at NEPC   If abrupt shifts in prices are what keep CTA (or managed futures) investors up at night, then they are likely sleep-deprived, given the recent market volatility. Up until recently, equity markets have been on a tear. Thus, not surprisingly, most CTAs–strategies designed to capture trends in asset […] Read more »

Good Opportunities in European Private Debt according to NEPC

By Allan Martin, Partner NEPC, LLC   Historically, there is a high correlation between the Yield-to-Maturity (YTM) of the Barclays Aggregate Index and the benchmark’s 6-year forward return. The current 12/14 Barcap Aggregate 6 yr YTM is 2.3%. With regular corporate bonds with such a low yield, American pension plans with target returns of 7 […] Read more »

Bridgewater Associates in Numbers

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By Hedge Fund Insight staff Related articles: Bridgewater’s Leadership In Building Firm Culture & Commitment To Training (Sept 2014) Bridgewater Win Shows It Leads the Way in the Hedge Fund Industry (May 2013) Bridgewater Associates in Numbers (March 2011) Bob Prince, Co CEO of Bridgewater, on Alpha and Beta in HF Portfolios (Dec 2010)   Read more »

The Hedge Fund HOT 100 2014

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    By Staff Writers of Hedge Fund Insight, led by Simon Kerr   Welcome to the second edition of The Hedge Fund Hot 100. As last year the aim is to capture what is emerging and trending and growing in the hedge fund industry. The absolute is interesting, and it is covered elsewhere in […] Read more »