Quants Corner – A clearer view over the hedge
Historically, it has been hard to extract signals from aggregated hedge fund data that can (a) be integrated into existing investment processes or...
Hedge funds
EPFR launches Dataset providing new market insights from global hedge fund flows
Boston, MA – (June 29, 2021) – EPFR, worldwide industry leader in providing fund flows and allocation data to financial institutions, announces its...
Out with the old, in with the other
In the financial world, the search for the ‘new normal’ started in the aftermath the great financial crisis as central banks unleashed unprecedented...
Investigating the evolution of hedge funds positioning European sectors and potential explanations during the recent crisis
Holding a short position in European equities was a very prescient – or lucky — bet in March. Some were more fortunate than others in terms of...
Changes in hedge fund short positioning after the start of Covid-19 crisis
As we highlighted in the previous post, one of the few investment vehicles likely to profit from the recent COVID-19 rout of European asset markets...