Is it Duration Time?

The Historic Context The U.S. Treasury yield curve hit its deepest inversion in July since Fed Chairman Paul Volcker's high inflation era. The inversion illustrates financial market fears that a continued Fed hiking cycle sends the United ...
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Is Technical Analysis Extinct?

What is Technical Analysis? Technical analysis aims to predict future market direction and trends based on past prices. Support and resistance are two key concepts among a vast array of technical indicators. On a chart, support is where ...
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QIS: A Liquid Alternative to Multi-Manager Hedge Funds?

Multi-manager hedge funds have offered very attractive returns at relatively low risk levels over the past few years. As a result, they have captured the attention of numerous investors, leading to an ongoing influx of assets under ...
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Industry Spotlight: Man AHL

Mr. Russell Korgaonkar is Chief Investment Officer of Man AHL, with overall responsibility for investment and research. We discuss his thoughts on China focused systematic trading strategies. What are the unique opportunities for China ...
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Beyond The AI Hype

AI is a vast multidisciplinary that seeks to develop computer systems capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language, recognizing images, making decisions, and learning from ...
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Industry Spotlight: a renowned quant speaks on data science and investing

Dr. Joseph Simonian is a data scientist and co-editor of the Journal of Financial Data Science. He shares his thoughts on the impact of data science, causal networks, and reinforcement learning on the investment process. How is data ...
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The Secret Sauce to Source Multi-Manager Funds

Multi-manager funds have recently experienced remarkable growth in terms of asset acquisition. The rationale behind investors increasingly allocating their hedge fund investments towards these funds is understandable; they consistently ...
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Japan's Financial Revolution: A Journey From Economic Stagnation to Growth

The Nikkei index has now scaled heights unseen since 1990. Is it finally the time to be more optimistic on Japan? Japan stands on the threshold of being the premier market globally for earnings growth in the coming decade. The prospect of ...
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The RC Hedge Fund Crowdedness Index

This is the second part of a two-part publication regarding crowd sentiment in factor investing. In the first part of this analysis, Hedge Fund Crowdedness – Resonanz Capital we discussed what crowd sentiment is and why investors should ...
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Industry Spotlight: Systematica Investments

Dr. Matthias Hagmann is a Product Manager at Systematica Investments. His research is published in high-profile academic journals such as Econometrica and the Journal of Econometrics. We discuss his thoughts on alternative CTA strategies ...
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