Min Vol: Potential Downside To This “Safety Trade”
Since their inception, min vol funds have benefitted from a decade of lax monetary policy and record low yields
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China’s QFII Changes Promising for CTAs
The aim is to open up trading on domestic Chinese futures contracts to foreign investors and attract bigger players
CTAs Slow on the ESG Uptake
it remains a hard task for tactical managers to meet ESG requirements because the data is harder to come by and inherently more opaque in nature
Kettera Strategies Heat Map - July 2019
In July, trend following strategies continued their strong performance
Hypo- And Hypercognition and Their Connections To Finance
A panel at Bridge Alternative's recent Time Summit explored the application of hypo and hyper-cognition to finance
OCIO Conflicts of Interest: Fee Fiddles and Performance Puffery
The alignment of many OCIOs with their prospective clients is compromised by inherent conflicts of interest
Operational Risk Management Importance Continues To Grow
Hedge funds adapting to investor due diligence demands but small firms and start-ups could be better at prioritising this critical area
South African Hedge Funds To Emerge From the Doldrums?
Regulatory changes and a market uncorrelated to the U.S. equity market shows hope on the horizon
Wave Financial Wants To Surf the Entire Crypto Ecosystem
Wave Financial has an ambitious mandate: to be a catch-all to investors looking for crypto and blockchain exposure
AlphaWeek Q&A: Hayden Reinders and Rob Childs, Prescient Fund Services
Childs and Reinders discuss the opportunity for foreign hedge funds in South Africa and the practical steps for getting authorized.
Where Are the Women in CTAs?
It’s widely accepted that there are fewer women working in the hedge fund sector than men but shift your focus to the CTA space and the figure is even lower
1512 St. Gallen Capital Management Sees Alpha in CFTC COT Data
Swiss short-term CTA plans for growth in the coming 12-18 months
Typhon Betting Big on European Quants
U.S. multi-strategy hedge fund expands across the pond
AlphaWeek Q&A: Alastair Hawker, Quantitative Brokers
Hawker discusses how algorithmic execution is being used by CTAs and his thoughts on how the space will continue to develop in the coming years
Filtering Out Hedge Fund Performance
How are investors supposed to know which new funds will continue to do well?
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