About this episode

Freddie Parker discusses the recent strong performance of hedge funds and the factors influencing this trend.

Last year, hedge funds delivered their strongest performance since the 1990s. In this episode, Freddie Parker, Goldman Sachs’ Managing Director and Co-Head of Prime Insights and Analytics, explains what drove the surge, which investment strategies did best, and how investors are reacting. Freddie also highlights the rebound in quant, why Asia is becoming a growing focus for managers, and what it signals for the year ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Freddie Parker

Topics covered

• hedge funds
• investment strategies
• quant rebound
• Asia focus
• market performance
• investor reactions

Keywords

• hedge funds
• performance
• investment strategies
• quant
• Asia
• Goldman Sachs
• market trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Goldman Sachs

Places: Asia

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