Alternative Fund Insight

As the industry moves into the second half of 2026 with performance and flows tailwinds, Will is joined by Declan Quilligan, head of hedge fund services, and Ryan Fitzgerald, head of middle office solutions at Citco, for the latest hedge fund update and Fitzgerald provides an update on the technology and innovation re-shaping middle office solutions. Related materials: AFI report on Citco research...

Will is joined by Declan Quilligan, head of hedge fund services, and Martin McCarthy, head of hedge funds (Europe) at Citco, to explore the drivers behind the sector's rebound in April; continued inflows into the space and operational priorities across data integration and automation. Related materials: AFI report on Citco research: https://alternativefundinsight.com/hedge-funds-stage-sharp-april-...

Will is joined by Declan Quilligan, head of hedge fund services at Citco, to review hedge fund performance and flows in March and Q1, an eventful few months for the sector. the agenda this episode: a review of performance and flows trends in 2025, a historic year of hedge fund growth, with Declan Quilligan, head of hedge funds at Citco. Related materials: AFI report on Citco research: https://alte...

In this episode, Will spoke to Dan Harris of the Chicago-based hedge fund seeding firm Borealis Strategic Capital Partners about his meetings-filled week in Miami; their research into emerging manager alpha (which sees a 4% performance premium during the first 36 months); the role of SMAs; and more. It was recorded last week in Florida where thousands of fund managers and LPs gathered for Global A...

AFI headed to Florida this week to join thousands of fund managers and LPs gathered for Global Alts 2026 and the multiple events organised on the sidelines on Miami Beach, for the ultimate coming together of alpha and art deco. In the week of President Trump's annual State of the Union address in DC, AFI took the opportunity to explore the state of the hedge fund industry with Jon Caplis, ceo of N...

On the agenda this episode: a review of performance and flows trends in 2025, a historic year of hedge fund growth, with Declan Quilligan, head of hedge funds at Citco. Related materials: AFI report on Citco research: https://alternativefundinsight.com/big-gains-and-returning-inflows-drive-landmark-year-for-hedge-funds-citco/ Citco report: https://www.citco.com/insights/citco-2025-hedge-fund-repor...

On the agenda this episode: a review of November performance and flows trends, with Declan Quilligan, head of hedge funds at Citco, as hedge funds close in on one of their best years of recent times. Some links: AFI report on Citco research: https://alternativefundinsight.com/hedge-funds-near-banner-year-after-november-gains-and-inflows/ Hedge Fund Allocator Power List research 2025: https://alter...

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 of innovation in the middle office with his colleague US-based Ryan Fitzgerald, who heads up middle office services at the firm. AFI Hedge Fund Innovation Summit - view the gallery: https://alternativefundinsight.com/afi-innovation-summit-2025-galler...

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 strongest performing sectors this year. Talking points: 1:45 - Introduction to Tom Roderick, career background. 4:56 - Structured as Ucits fund; focus on strong period for global macro. 8:35 - Why is it such a fertile environment for macro managers; how do...

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 episode, Will dissects the latest trends in the hedge fund space with Declan Quilligan, head of hedge fund services at Citco, and explores North American trends and the firms focus on client shadow footprint reduction and workflow optimisation program...

A conversation with Simon Nixon, a senior financial journalist and leading macro thinker. Nixon, formerly the chief European commentator at the Wall Street Journal, was a keynote speaker at the AFI Acceleration Summit on 1 October and shares his thoughts in a separate conversation with Will Wainewright. Future of the West -   Making sense of a new world order where power rules — and economic...

Polina Kurdyavko, head of emerging markets and senior PM at RBC BlueBay Asset Management, was the special guest, sharing insights on her investing approach, career background and the opportunity set in EM heading into 2026. (Recorded Tuesday 7 October). 1:42 — Career background and evolution. 2:26 — Started career in 1998, personal family motivation. 3:40 — Kurdyavko’s big-picture view on EM and w...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership . Email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for corporate discounts. Follow the latest developments via our LinkedIn page . Sign up to free AFI bulletins . Get a free weekly multi-strategy update . Will interviews Declan Quilligan, head of hedge fund services at Citco, for a review of Augu...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership . Email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for corporate discounts. Follow the latest developments via our LinkedIn page . Sign up to free AFI bulletins . Get a free weekly multi-strategy update . In this curated episode, Will interviews François Rivard, CEO at Montreal-based Innocap. Onc...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership . Email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for corporate discounts. Follow the latest developments via our LinkedIn page . Sign up to free AFI bulletins . Get a free weekly multi-strategy update . In this episode, Will interviews Declan Quilligan, head of hedge fund services at Citco, to...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership . Email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for corporate discounts. Follow the latest developments via our LinkedIn page . Sign up to free AFI bulletins . Get a free weekly multi-strategy update . In this episode, Will interviews Man Group's Greg Bond in his first interview since promotio...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership. Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% discount on AFI Intelligence (first year, new subscribers only). Group discounts available for corporates : Ask Will or email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for more details! You can subscribe to the AFI podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or a...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership. Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% discount on AFI Intelligence (first year, new subscribers only). Group discounts available for corporates : Ask Will or email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for more details! You can subscribe to the AFI podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or a...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership. Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% discount on AFI Intelligence (first year, new subscribers only). Group discounts available for corporates : Ask Will or email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for more details! You can subscribe to the AFI podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or a...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership. Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% discount on AFI Intelligence (first year, new subscribers only). Group discounts available for corporates : Ask Will or email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for more details! You can subscribe to the AFI podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or a...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership. Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% discount on AFI Intelligence (first year, new subscribers only). Group discounts available for corporates : Ask Will or email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for more details! You can subscribe to the AFI podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or a...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership. Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% discount on AFI Intelligence (first year, new subscribers only). Group discounts available for corporates : Ask Will or email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for more details! You can subscribe to the AFI podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or a...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership. Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% discount on AFI Intelligence (first year, new subscribers only). Group discounts available for corporates: https://alternativefundinsight.com/membership-options/ Ask Will or email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for more details! Discover the 25 most i...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership. Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% discount on AFI Intelligence (first year, new subscribers only). Group discounts available for corporates: https://alternativefundinsight.com/membership-options/ Ask Will or email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for more details! Donald Pepper, co-CEO...

Get 360-degree insights and agenda-setting research into hedge funds and multi-strategy with AFI membership. Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% discount on AFI Intelligence (first year, new subscribers only). Group discounts available for corporates: https://alternativefundinsight.com/membership-options/ Ask Will or email commercial@alternativefundinsight.com for more details! Doc Horn, hedge fund i...