Tag: hedge funds

The long short equity manager universe is highly fragmented. Investors can increase the probability of achieving higher returns if they focus on managers concentrated...

Although the hedge fund industry net-flows will hold up much better in 2020 in comparison to what was experienced in 2008, the impact on...

The massive dislocations in the fixed income markets in March caused huge divergence in performance among hedge fund managers with similar strategies. The first...

Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) are one of only a few hedge fund strategies that performed well throughout the market selloffs of 2000-2002, 2008 and...

A hedge fund is an investment in a vast group of essential securities that are governed by a team of professional investors who continuously...

Over the past decade, a vast majority of hedge fund net asset flows have gone to a small minority of hedge funds with the...

Hedge funds fees remain under extreme pressure across the industry. This strong trend is driven by declining return expectations from investors, increased competition across...

• One of the Hedge fund trends is that assets under management will grow for the 11th time in 12 years. • Overall revenue will...

By Donald A. Steinbrugge, Founder and CEO Agecroft Partners, LLC The CFA Institute has released and circulated the final version of its guidelines to improve performance...

After dipping into the red last month, the global hedge fund industry returned to positive territory in June with an aggregate industry performance of...

By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA – Founder and CEO, Agecroft Partners As we thoroughly mentioned in the first part of this in-depth article, the Chartered Financial...

By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA – Founder and CEO, Agecroft Partners The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA), one of the most important organizations in...

Global investors pulled another $3.78 billion from hedge funds, according to the just-released eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report. That has driven May’s results,...

Overall hedge fund industry returns dipped negative in May after a four-month string of positive results to start off the year, according to the...

PwC and Elwood Asset Management (“Elwood”) have today published a report examining the global crypto hedge fund landscape. The report is based on data...

After the success of their initial Gaining the Edge-Hedge Fund Educational Webinars, Agecroft Partners will run the series monthly, the company announced. These webinars will...

There is a new trend in the alternative investment market that affects directly to Hedge Funds and Alternative Risk Premia. The latest bfinance white...

Agecroft Partners and Gaining the Edge will host a one day Chicago Hedge Fund Conference on June 19th with a clear goal in mind:...

2018 saw broad based decline in Asian markets and a reduction in the demand for Asia focused managers. However, industry experts remain sensitive to...

The hedge fund industry is dynamic, and participants are best served by anticipating, rather than reacting to, change. And while last year the industry didn't...

The US public pension fund unfunded liability crisis impacts millions of current and future retirees from public service. This paper identifies 4 major issues...

"Despite recent high profiles hedge fund closures, the hedge fund industry is more alive than ever," at least that what Donald A. Steinbrugge, CEO...

Starting and running a hedge fund is a lot of responsibility. There’s so much to organize, manage, and deal with on a daily basis....

It is no secret that the vast majority of investors, including hedge funds managers, have underperformed market indices over time. However, some managers have...

The world's largest hedge funds were bullish on Wells Fargo & Co. and Citigroup Inc. in the first quarter even as both banks' stocks...