CTAs/Managed Futures

Rising geopolitical conflict and renewed macroeconomic volatility is coming into sharper focus for hedge funds as managers look to insulate returns heading into year-end.

Following sluggish October returns, CTAs and trend-following hedge funds are ramping up bets against global equities while maintaining long positions in oil.

Hedge funds have once again increased their total global assets to more than $4 trillion, with industry coffers swelling for the fourth consecutive quarter after managers added $53 billion during Q3, according to HFR.

Investors now want almost 3% more in returns from their hedge fund portfolios, according to new BNP Paribas research that found many are ready to change their strategy allocation to leverage interest rates.

CTAs and trend-following hedge funds have risen in recent weeks, with solid gains from some of the largest managers during September helping to haul the sector back into marginally positive territory for the year following a bruising first half of ...

Strix Leviathan chief investment officer Nico Cordeiro discusses how the firm’s quant-based strategies have evolved in the midst of a shifting crypto landscape.

FusionIQ CIO John Guthery discusses the challenges of leveraging the expansive alts universe, and how FusionIQ’s innovative digital alternatives platform can help.

Man Group, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund firm, saw its assets swell to a record high of more than $151 billion in the first half of 2023, as it outflanked industry peers on performance and inflows and continued ...

The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has appointed ex-Credit Suisse U.S. public policy director Georgette Sierra as vice president, U.S. government affairs.

The number of traditional hedge funds investing in crypto assets is falling, with one in four firms now reassessing their digital assets strategy, according to a major new PwC study.