Our Scans · (FS.3.02) Hedge Funds · Weekly Summary

• [New] 2024's India Investor Forum will shed light on acquiring smart beta, how to manage a pension fund, how to handle a fund's day-to-day operations, and hedge fund asset allocation. Hedge Fund Alpha
• [New] Hedge Fund, while ranking only above Global Bond in average monthly return among the non-risk-free indices, offers the highest reward per unit of risk with a Sharpe Ratio of 0.211. SpringerLink
• [New] US-based hedge fund managers plan to hold more than 10% of their assets in crypto. OLTNEWS
• 9 out of 10 hedge fund traders will use artificial intelligence in 2023 to achieve alpha. Yahoo Finance
• 9 out of 10 hedge fund traders will use AI in 2023 to achieve alpha. Yahoo Finance
• By the end of 2025, crypto ETFs could constitute up to 5% of hedge fund and pension fund portfolios. Aurpay
• In countries that emphasize individualism (e.g., the U.S.), hedge fund managers take on more risks in comparison to their peers in cultures that emphasize collectivism (e.g., Japan). University at Albany
• The hedge fund industry attracted its largest inflows in seven years during the first quarter as investors sought downside protection amidst a volatility spike triggered by fears of inflation and rising rates as well as geopolitical tensions. CNBC
• Expectations that incoming President Donald Trump's policies on tariffs and immigration will boost inflation worry economists, leading some fund overseers to hedge their bets. / USA financialpost
• The hedge fund industry could expect a jump in outsourcing and AI-driven technology services until 2024. Outsource Accelerator
• Hedge fund Marshall Wace plans to start investing in digital assets as interest in cryptocurrencies grows. / UK CoinDesk
• State reserves could provide hedge protection against inflation and currency devaluation, similar to how sovereign wealth funds like Norway's oil fund diversified into alternative investments. Crypto Briefing
• Platforms like Overstock's tZERO and the tokenized hedge fund, Protos, envisaged on-chain financial assets investors could buy and sell as easily as crypto. CCN.com
• Hedge Fund Positioning: Net exposures remain elevated, particularly in concentrated names like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple, suggesting institutional conviction and heightened risk if leadership falters. / USA Lance Roberts
• As Asia's financial markets continue to expand, hedge fund leaders are seizing new opportunities to scale, optimize, and strengthen their operations. HFM APAC Operational Leaders Summit 2025
• Hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand expects the price of copper to almost quadruple to $40,000 a tonne in the next few years as soaring demand causes global stockpiles of the red metal to run low. Financial Times
• Hedge fund allocations by ultra high net worth individuals have fallen to 2% of their investment portfolios from around 12% over the past 16 years, and the asset class is effectively dead as an investment opportunity for the super rich. Hedgeweek
• At least one endowment is shifting away from hedge funds and using an options-based exchange-traded-fund strategy to mitigate risk. Chief Investment Officer

Last updated: 11 November 2025