Alternative Fund Insight
Episodes
Ep 50 - Innovation in the hedge fund middle-office; October review
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the agenda this episode: a review of October performance and flows trends, with Declan Quilligan, head of hedge funds at Citco, and an exploration ...
Ep 49 - Trium Capital's Tom Roderick on the macro opportunity
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Trium Capital’s Tom Roderick, a fund manager from the in-demand world of global macro, which has been one of the sector’s st...
Ep 48 - Strong Q3 puts hedge funds on course for best returns of decade
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hedge funds posted a twelfth straight quarter of gains in Q3, putting the $5trn industry on course for its best calendar year of the decade. On this e...
Ep 47: Future of the West - Simon Nixon on a new world order; Acceleration Summit follow-up
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with Simon Nixon, a senior financial journalist and leading macro thinker. Nixon, formerly the chief European commentator at the Wall S...
Ep 46: Polina Kurdyavko, RBC BlueBay, on the EM opportunity
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Polina Kurdyavko, head of emerging markets and senior PM at RBC BlueBay Asset Management, was the special guest, sharing insights on her investing app...
Ep 45 - Macro leads August performance; AFI Acceleration Summit preview
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 44 - Innocap CEO François Rivard on how managed accounts are transforming the hedge fund industry
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 43 - July review: event-driven on the march; inside Citco's data transformation office
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 42 - Man Group CIO Greg Bond on AI adoption, multi-strategy and more at the world's largest listed hedge fund manager
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 41 - H1 hedge fund report: steady gains, private wealth inflows and increased SMA use, with Declan Quilligan, Citco's Head of Hedge Fund Services
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 40 - Technology trends and May review with Declan Quilligan, Citco's Head of Hedge Fund Services
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 39 - Jack Inglis, AIMA CEO, on global regulatory shifts and the future of hedge funds
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 38 - Introducing the AFI 500 hedge fund ranking, with Bill McIntosh
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 37 - Hedge funds advance through April volatility; with Declan Quilligan, Citco's Head of Hedge Fund Services
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 36 - Q1 trends with Declan Quilligan, Citco's Head of Hedge Fund Services
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 35 - IRF founder Edward Blad reveals how independent research providers help hedge funds
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 34 - Donald Pepper, Trium Capital's head of multi-strategy, on cultivating trading talent and the role of hedge funds
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 33 - Pictet Asset Management's Doc Horn on a unique approach to multi-strategy
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 32 - Mark Dowding, Bluebay fixed-income CIO, on how the political informs the macroeconomic in 2025
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Political turbulence and macroeconomic volatility make it a great environment for active fixed-income investors, says Mark Dowding, CIO of RBC BlueBay...
Ep 31 - Goldman Sachs Asset Management and PivotalPath on the positive hedge fund outlook in 2025
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a special episode recorded at the start of 2025, AFI founder and podcast host Will Wainewright is joined by Richard Quigley and Jon Caplis, industr...
Ep 30 - Christian Dery, head of macro strategy at CFM, on why all roads lead to fiscal in 2025
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the 25 most influential global hedge fund allocators: https://alternativefundinsight.com/power25-hedge-fund-allocator-ranking-2024/In episode...
Ep 29 - Two Seas Capital founder Sina Toussi on his unique event-driven strategy
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the 25 most influential global hedge fund allocators: https://alternativefundinsight.com/power25-hedge-fund-allocator-ranking-2024/In episode...
Ep 28 - Explainer: Why 2024 has been the year of the managed account
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Start by signing up to AFI's FREE weekly intel newsletter: alternativefundinsight.com/newsletter-sign-up/In episode 4 of the second series of the AFI ...
Ep 27 - Broad Reach's Brad Wickens on global impact of Trump 2.0 and systematic investing in EM
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Start by signing up to AFI's FREE weekly intel newsletter: alternativefundinsight.com/newsletter-sign-up/In episode 3 of the second series of the AFI ...
Ep 26 - NorthWall Capital founder Fabian Chrobog on opportunities in European private credit
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Start by signing up to AFI's FREE weekly intel newsletter: alternativefundinsight.com/newsletter-sign-up/*In episode 2 of the second series of the AFI...
Ep 25 - Winton co-CIO Simon Judes on performance trends, innovation and the future in CTA investing
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Start by signing up to AFI's FREE weekly intel newsletter: alternativefundinsight.com/newsletter-sign-up/*In the first episode of the second series of...
Ep 24 - HFR president Ken Heinz on hedge fund returns, flows, fees and more
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 23 - Shiloh Bates on the CLO investing opportunity
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 22: Jon Caplis, PivotalPath, on performance trends and LP priorities in a higher rate environment
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will is joined by Jon Caplis, founder at PivotalPath in New York, to dissect hedge fund performance trends and LP priorities heading into 2024. On the...
Episode 21 - Sona Menon, Cambridge Associates on current trends in asset allocation
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will is joined by Sona Menon, partner at Cambridge Associates in Boston, for an invaluable insight into the work of outsourced CIOs and current trends...
Episode 20 - AIMA chief Jack Inglis on the "existential threat" to hedge funds
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Inglis, CEO of industry trade group AIMA, the Alternative Investment Management Association, joined the AFI podcast for a fascinating briefing on...
Episode 19 - Dave Fishwick, global macro hedge fund manager, M&G Investments
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 18 - Alex Band of Partners Capital on building portfolios for endowments/foundations and FOs
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 17: Marc Rubinstein, the Lansdowne portfolio manager turned financial author
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 16: Muddy Waters' Carson Block on UK short-selling overhaul
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 15 - The hedge fund activism outlook with Maiya Keidan, Thomson Reuters
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 14 - UBP's Kier Boley on the hedge fund outlook and strategies of interest
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 13 - Allocator Investcorp-Tages co-CEOs on their hedge fund priorities in 2023
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 12 - Aspect Capital CEO Anthony Todd on trend-following's resurgence in 2022
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the twelfth episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by Anthony Todd, CEO and co-founder at Aspect Capital in London. He dis...
Episode 11 - Pia-Ramona Wojtinnek on GSA Capital's strategy shift and her journey into finance
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the eleventh episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by Pia-Ramona Wojtinnek, head of strategy at GSA Capital in London. Sh...
Episode 10 - CFM chairman Jean-Philippe Bouchaud on the science behind systematic
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the tenth episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, co-founder and chairman at $10bn quant firm Ca...
Episode 9 - Stuart Fiertz on Cheyne's shift, UK outlook and future of alternatives
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the ninth episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by Stuart Fiertz, co-founder and president at $10bn London firm Cheyne Ca...
Episode 8 - HITE Hedge on energy market turbulence and contributing to the climate transition
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the eighth episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by James Jampel and Matt Niblack, co-CIOs at energy-focused firm HITE He...
Episode 7 - Courtney Birnbaum on how LPs can drive change in diversity and ESG
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the seventh episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by Courtney Birnbaum, director of sustainability at New York-based, wom...
Episode 6 - Anthony Scaramucci on crypto, hedge funds and politics
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixth episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of SkyBridge Capital, organiser of the...
Episode 5 - David Magerman on Renaissance years and venture capital
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by David Magerman, a venture capitalist with Differential Ventures and fo...
Episode 4: Macro manager Eric Lonergan on his 'manifesto' for Extinction Rebellion
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by Eric Lonergan, a macro hedge fund manager with M&G Investments, polic...
Episode 3: Patrick Ghali on hedge fund performance; Ludovica Brignola on Dubai debate
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by Patrick Ghali, managing partner of hedge fund advisory firm Sussex & P...
Episode 2: Sebastian Mallaby on venture cap, Tiger Global and macro's moment
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by Sebastian Mallaby, a leading financial author and the Paul A. Volcker...
Episode 1: Dan McCrum on hedge funds and fall of Wirecard
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by Dan McCrum of the Financial Times, who spent years reporting on Wireca...