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Hedge funds’ diversifying performance gains, rising inflows from private wealth and renewed growth in managed accounts led the agenda on the latest AFI podcast.
In a special episode reviewing H1 industry-wide performance and flows trends, Declan Quilligan, head of hedge fund services at Citco, highlighted continued strength on both counts from multi-strategy operators.
See the key talking points listed by timestamp below. For the full data, find Citco’s full report on H1 here and AFI’s coverage here.
Release date: 3 August 2025
1:44 – analysis with Declan Quilligan starts.
2:01 – review of headline hedge fund performance trends.
3:38 – equity and multi-strategy hedge funds led the way as most strats rose.
4:53 – consistency a key aspect of return characteristics. Diversification.
6:20 – impact on flows, rising numbers.
7:24 – growth in allocations from private wealth channels.
11:07 – continued growth in trading volumes, payments.
13: 30 – increased use of SMA structures this decade.
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