Legends4Legends, 2nd October, EYE Film Museum, Amsterdam, Alternatives 4 Children – a leading Charity of the investment industry – brings you a unique investment conference. A true legend stands the test of time. Our event brings you today’s investment Legends
This report provides an overview of the global crypto hedge fund landscape and offers insights into quantitative elements such as liquidity terms and performance, as well as qualitative aspects such as best practice with respect to custody and governance. By
Investors once again showed their dissatisfaction with underperforming products with elevated redemptions in March 2019. The outflows were enough to push Q1 into negative territory, which also made Q1 2019 the fourth consecutive quarter of redemptions for the industry. Despite
Conviction • Concentration • Consensus • Crowdedness The Novus 4C Indices track important hedge fund factors through public equities. The data underlying index creation is sourced from an aggregate hedge fund portfolio called the Novus Hedge Fund Universe (HFU). HFU is
Hedge funds were once praised for extracting superior performance relative to traditional asset managers. More recently, however, we have witnessed a growing tide of negative sentiment directed at them, driven by a lengthy period of lacklustre hedge fund returns coupled
The weekly brief The market rebound started at end of December has taken place amid an easing of trade tensions and hopes that a no-deal Brexit will be avoided. A softer stance from major central banks has also been supportive.
The weekly Brief 2018 ended with investors hesitating between several scenarios, which led to widely different performance patterns. Summarized below, none can fully explain alone recent prices actions. We do not expect a recession, rather we anticipate a global growth
The NOVUS 4C Indices Hedge funds express conviction in companies they hold by sizing them up in their portfolios. Does hedge fund conviction play a role in the future performance of stocks? Evidence shows that it does. If a stock
The Weekly Brief The confirmation of a changing Federal Reserve System’s ("Fed”) tone and hopes for a truce in the U.S. trade standoff both supported risky assets this week. Rates have been trending down since mid-November, in sync with a
In our view, the ongoing rise in global interest rates plus signs of divergent economic and earnings growth cycles should create opportunities for the 4th quarter. Our top strategy convictions: Relative Value, Event Driven – Merger Arb, Discretionary Macro
Each quarter, our research team reviews investment firms that have filed a 13F with the SEC for the first time and selects firms to include in the Novus Hedge Fund Universe “HFU.” The HFU is a composite portfolio of over
Opalesque Round Table Co-Investments are equity, debt or other exposures offered by fund managers to their investors directly in the portfolio companies, project or trade in which they invest. They can offer access to high-conviction ideas and differentiated return streams
The Weekly brief While hedge fund performance and alpha were honorable until the summer, our analysis suggests that they erased about 2.5% of alpha since June, with no turn in sight yet in September.
Introduction Letter Our 15th annual institutional investor survey collected responses from over 250 investors globally. Hedge fund managers and investors have consistently reported that the survey helped them understand industry trends and investment behavior. We thank the investors who participate
Hedge Fund brief European investors bore the brunt of the market turmoil over the course of August. Turkey’s currency crisis and the widening of Italian sovereign spreads translated into an underperformance of European assets versus the U.S., both equities and
The Weekly Brief European investors bore the brunt of the market turmoil over the course of August. Turkey’s currency crisis and the widening of Italian sovereign spreads translated into an underperformance of European assets versus the U.S. for both equity
RPM EDUCATIONAL # 8. Key point: Although trend following is the dominating strategy in the CTA universe, there are also other sub strategies with different characteristics. Whereas trend following is superior in trending markets and persistent crises; during non-trending periods
Perspectives Alfred W. Jones opened the doors of the world’s first hedge fund firm almost 70 years ago. He could not have known it at the time, but his innovations would sow the seeds of a new industry that would
The Weekly Brief Coping With Political Uncertainties. This week, hedge fund returns were dragged by CTAs. Early signs of the Bank of Japan moving out of zero interest-rate policy hit their Japanese bonds and short JPY positions. Some Event-Driven strategies also
The weekly brief
Global Outlook June 2018 This edition of Global Outlook encompasses themes including disruptions to both markets and market places from Artificial Intelligence and ecommerce. We also examine the impact of positive regulatory outcomes, ageing demographics and cyclical turning points, as
The alternative advantage The stock market’s sustained and energetic rise was generally celebrated throughout 2017 and the first quarter of 2018. Considered a sign of strong underlying fundamentals, the increase was seen as an indication of investor optimism about where
The weekly brief There was an escalation of the trade war between the U.S. and China over recent days as China threatened to raise tariffs on another USD 200bn of imports from U.S. Nonetheless, risk assets rebounded since end of
The weekly Brief There was an escalation of the trade war over recent days as the U.S. threatened to raise tariffs on another USD 200bn of imports from China. Nonetheless, risk assets rebounded since end of June. Equities were fueled
Investment strategy third quarter 2018 Global growth remains well sustained and the business cycle is set to extend further. However, headwinds are firming up with growing political risks and tighter USD liquidity, a challenge to stretched valuations on many markets. On
Currencies: Us Dollar Bar For Us Fx Intervention Remains High -> https://t.co/2ny01nTS55 #currency #China #tradewar via @PictetWM @PictetAM_NL
Long-term Equity Investments under Solvency II -> https://t.co/MDJWukfKfB #solvency2 #equity #europeancommission via @DWS_Group
2nd Quarter 2019 – Market Review and Outlook -> https://t.co/hrrxSjI1xr #outlook via @pgim
Blitzscale and Hope: Unicorns, IPOs and the Fear of Repeating the Late 1990s -> https://t.co/N6TXHvJWCS #unicorns #IPO via @epochinvest
Women in Private Equity July 2019 -> https://t.co/2M9Q2MOoyS #PrivateEquity
