aiSource is often approached by many different types of investors on the benefits or drawbacks in investing with emerging CTAs. Some aggressive investors are looking for the next best CTA/strategy and willing to take on more risk, whereas a more conservative investor looks for a more established or proven CTA/strategy.…
The US Federal Reserve kept rates steady in its January meeting but the poor showing of Q4 2015 GDP sparked off speculation that no more rate hikes are likely in 2016. Poor industrial production numbers, freight volumes and durable goods orders all contributed to the bullish speculation. Meanwhile, Draghi promised…
2015 was a bounce back year for some strategies, but was a down year some strategies that had been performing well in years past. Global macro and diversified commodity CTAs performed well, while many agriculture and livestock CTAs performed poorly . Obviously, there are exceptions (good and bad) in both…
Last month, the Fed decided to increase interest rates by 0.25% for the first time since the financial crisis. Officials cited that the economy was growing stronger and required less help from the central bank. The Fed mentioned job growth as a key reason for raising rates as unemployment fell…