Kettera Strategies Heat Map - September 2024
The discretionary global macro programs we follow were generally positive in September, primarily by being long fixed income and rates, short the US dollar on a highly anticipated Fed rate cut
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Hedge Funds Advance in September To Pad 2024 Gains
Event-driven strategies lead the pack as all four HFR primary categories deliver positive performance
Machine Learning and Markets
An adaptive quantitative model must distinguish between genuine changes in market dynamics and random noise to avoid overreacting and making poor investment decisions
Hedge Funds Q&A: Himanshu Shah, Shah Capital
Himanshu Shah of Shah Capital offers his views on the active / passive and discretionary / systematic debate and his firm's 'soft activism' approach
Propelling Diversified Public-Private Strategies in the Era of Financial Convergence
Not only must firms gain control over their current operations with technology, but they must also be able to onboard new asset classes and strategies as they will inevitably emerge
Marylebone Partners Appoints David Cornell as Managing Director
Cornell will work with the senior management team that sets the company’s strategic direction, and will play a key role in identifying priority areas for growth
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - August 2024
Long-term trend following programs suffered a difficult August, especially in currencies (long USD got slammed) and energies (long exposures did poorly)
One River Asset Management Launces New Risk Responders UCITS Fund
Systematic multi-strategy fund, combining long equity volatility, core and alternative markets multi-asset trend following
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - July 2024
It was a challenging month for most trend following programs, as July was peppered with surprise developments
Enhanced Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime Now in Force
Investment funds registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) will need to determine whether they will elect to take the "alternative route to compliance" or whether they will establish and maintain a beneficial ownership register
The Markets Dodged More Than Just a Bullet
At the most basic level, I think all the moves can be traced back to the most crowded trade in macro – the short Yen carry trade
Strong First Half for Managed Futures Hedge Funds but Investors Yet To Return Significantly
Through the end of May, the average return was +9.86% according to Nasdaq eVestment, but $2.05bn of assets have left the space this year so far
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - June 2024
Longer-term trend programs finished the month mixed, although with more negatives than positives - pulling this strategy bucket down into negative territory
Managing Portfolio Risk: Using AI in Asset Management
Given the multitude of factors that can affect asset risk, AI techniques provide a natural and effective solution to improve investment performance and mitigate risk
Japan Hedge Fund Industry 2024 Half-Time Report
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