by Michael Panzner | Feb 29, 2016 | Hedge Funds, Managed Futures, Portfolio Management
So far, 2016 has unfolded in a way that many active investment managers were hoping for. Market volatility has been increasing, affording more opportunities to buy and sell securities at attractive levels. Share prices have stopped moving higher in a relatively...
by Michael Panzner | Feb 8, 2016 | Hedge Funds, Managed Futures
Last year proved to be tough going for many hedge funds, with average returns hovering around zero. That said, aggregate assets under management continued to grow, though estimates vary about how much new money flowed into the industry. This likely stems from the fact...
by Michael Panzner | Updated: Dec 21, 2015 | Hedge Funds, Managed Futures
There’s little doubt that the hedge fund sector has not been performing well. As of the end of November, the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite index was up 0.3% for the year, which trails the modest gain of just under 3% in 2014. Although aggregate returns are...
by Michael Panzner | Nov 23, 2015 | Commodities, Managed Futures
Following decades of solid performance, commodity trading advisors (CTAs)–who are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and who may trade or invest in equity, fixed-income, currency or commodity futures–have been in something of a...
by Gino D'Alessio, CAIA | Nov 20, 2015 | Managed Futures
Most Managed Futures Funds will not offer separately managed accounts (SMAs) and often those that do have extremely high minimums ranging into the millions. However there are some CTAs that do offer separately managed accounts (SMAs) with a more accessible minimum...
by Gino D'Alessio, CAIA | Updated: Nov 11, 2015 | Hedge Funds, Managed Futures, Private Equity
Due Diligence consists of performing a careful, competent and thorough review of an investment, its soundness and its suitability. Due Diligence aims to identify the most appropriate funds for an investor considering various tax and legal characteristics, together...
by Gino D'Alessio, CAIA | Updated: Nov 10, 2015 | Managed Futures
A 67 year old Asset class Futures have been around for a long time, in the US the first Futures contracts began trading in soft commodities back in the 1800s, in Japan rice Futures were traded as early as the 1700s. So Managed Futures funds have not been around that...
