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Tail Risk Hedge Funds

Tail Risk Hedge Funds Fix the roof while the sun is shining. April 2020. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Tail risk funds tend to be most in demand when they are least attractive Short-term bonds provided similar benefits to tail risk funds...

Smart Beta Fixed Income ETFs

Smart Beta Fixed Income ETFs Better than their Benchmarks? April 2020. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Factor investing in fixed income has been heralded as the next frontier in asset management Smart beta fixed income ETFs in the US manage...

Factor Olympics Q1 2020

Factor Olympics Q1 2020And the Winner is… April 2020. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYBeta-neutral long-short factors were largely negative during Q1 2020Momentum & Quality are leading the performance leaderboardInvestors were most...

Thou Shall Not Short the VIX

Thou Shall Not Short the VIXThou Can Not Short the VIX March 2020. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY The VIX has not remained at high levels for long in recent times, theoretically making a mean-reversion strategy attractive However, there...