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Where Will Blockchain and AI Technology Lead Us in the Future?

Apr 12, 2018 | Basics, Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy, News

Citi’s Business Advisory Services, in concert with Citi Services, projects a brave new world in its new survey entitled Industry Revolution – Investment Management in 2033; a world in which blockchain technology and artificial intelligence couples with big data to...

Hedge Funds Gains Turn Negative in February

Mar 26, 2018 | Basics, News

Snapping a 15-month winning streak, hedge funds saw negative aggregate gains in February, posting a disappointing –1.84 percent return for the month. Nonetheless, HFR reports the industry remains in positive territory for the year, with a net year-to-date gain of...

Assets Soar as Hedge Funds Benefit from Increased Inflows

Feb 28, 2018 | Basics

Hedge fund assets under management (AUM) reached $3.58 trillion at the close of 2017, according to the most recent data from Prequin, and the cash keeps rolling in, with more than $14 billion in positive inflow for the month of January. This the strongest annual start...

How Will the Market Correction Affect Hedge Funds?

Feb 14, 2018 | Basics

It had to happen…eventually. The explosive growth of the market subsequent to President Trump’s election was, at once, both exhilarating and terrifying. Exhilarating in terms of profits and terrifying in that it may all come crashing down. The market was looking for...

Where Hedge Funds Have Been and Where They Are Going

Jan 30, 2018 | Basics, Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy

The ancient Roman deity, Janus, is depicted as having two faces, one looking forward and one looking back. The Romans believed he presided over beginnings and transitions and many scholars suggest the month of January was named in his honor. As the hedge fund industry...

Is Steven Cohen on a Path to Be the Comeback Kid?

Jan 17, 2018 | Basics, News

January 8, 2018 marked the end of Steven Cohen’s ban from handling outside money. As most will recall, after almost a decade of investigation, his firm, SAC Capital Management, was found guilty of insider trading and a fine of $1.8 billion was extracted by the...