News category: Buyside Strategies

For some family offices investing in emerging markets has become much harder. European managers gathered for the FundForum Monte Carlo 2024 event in late June to discuss how family offices have seemingly “fallen out of love” with emerging markets due to underperformance.

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USD8.1 billion Fulcrum Asset Management is building out its quantitative investment strategies business focusing on systematic macro to meet growing client interest.

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It’s 2024 and there’s a bubble in artificial intelligence, but while everyone sits around waiting for volatility to make a comeback, they’re doubling down on AI-fueled quant strategies. Cliff Asness says the machines are making more decisions at AQR and, as Bloomberg reported earlier this month, many active hedge funds are now piling into quant

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As many U.S. public plans close in on their fiscal year end, a slew of quarterly reports have been added to MandateConnect.

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Gavin Filmore, chief revenue officer at USD16 billion exchange-traded fund provider Tidal Financial Group, discussed derivatives in ETFs and how institutional and retail end users are looking to use the funds in an interview with EQD.

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The State of Wisconsin Investment Board ramped up its hedge fund commitments in the first quarter of the year, according to board meeting notes. The state investment office has been expanding its absolute return portfolio, dubbed Funds Alpha, amid what it sees as a favorable environment for hedge funds. Equity long/short and macro managers led

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Large moves in the equity repo market have opened up trading opportunities in Europe. Natasha Sibley, fund manager at Janus Henderson in London, said she is looking at curve trades to take advantage of the elevated rates.

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One midwest public plan is enjoying a strong uptick in returns from its equity smart beta portfolio.

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Fulcrum Asset Management is adding more European exposure to its dispersion basket, bringing it back to a neutral level relative to U.S. dispersion. This decision comes as portfolio managers prepare for a global correction in equity markets.

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As volatility continues to hover near its year lows, Forbes asked this week is volatility on summer holiday? On Friday the VIX closed at just over 13. For equity bulls, the low level of volatility is an encouraging sign. However, those that have been around a little while will know that it’s when things get

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