What Caused the Style Premia Slump in 2018–2020? A Cautionary Tale

Style premia investing—often called alternative risk premia or ARP — was built on the promise of simple, repeatable strategies that had delivered returns across decades of market history. Instead of picking stocks or timing markets, these ...
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Style Premia: Are They Still Relevant?

In the 2018-2020 period, value stocks lagged, momentum cracked, and several high-profile style-premia funds bled assets. Yet two decades of live evidence show that some of the best-known premia like the momentum, carry, low-risk and ...
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Value of Adding Liquid Alternatives to a Traditional Portfolio of Stocks and Bonds – the Case of Trend-Followers

In the past decade, traditional long-only portfolios — typically composed of equities and government bonds — have provided reliable diversification benefits due to the generally negative correlation between stocks and bonds. However, since ...
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A Checklist for Assessing Hedge Fund Managers' Risk Management Approach

As investments in hedge funds continue to grow, assessing the risk management strategies employed by hedge fund managers has become a pivotal aspect of due diligence for potential investors. Given the sophisticated nature of these ...
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The Art and Science of Hedge Fund Portfolio Construction

Constructing a hedge fund portfolio involves a delicate balance between art and science, blending qualitative insights with quantitative rigor to achieve a resilient and high-performing overall investment strategy. Hedge fund portfolio ...
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India's Economic Ascendance

India's emergence as a player of key global economic importance is a result of strategic policy shifts, demographic dividends, and an intrinsic resilience that has weathered both internal challenges and global economic shocks. As the ...
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Benefits, Pitfalls, And Mitigation Tools When Applying Machine Learning To Trading Strategies

Applying Machine Learning (ML) to finance brings numerous benefits, leveraging data-driven insights to enhance decision-making processes across various aspects of the financial industry. Benefits of Machine Learning Application Enhanced ...
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Beyond the Basics: A Deep Dive in Hedge Fund Strategies

One of the advantages of hedge fund investing is access to sophisticated investment strategies. Given access to flexible and dynamic investments, there are multiple ways of leveraging your investment to enhance returns and fortify your ...
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7 Most Common Hedge Fund Strategies

Hedge funds are useful assets for investors to implement in their portfolios and manage risk. The deciding factor for the success or failure of a hedge fund lies in the quality of the hedge manager. A quality manager is constantly ensuring ...
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Hedge Funds vs. Traditional Investing

Events across the globe impact your investment performance, whether it be war or prospects of a new pandemic or recession. Investors desire steady returns with low volatility. Certain classes of investors, such as pensions or endowments, ...
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