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Hello and welcome to the latest AFI podcast, taking you inside the key trends shaping the global hedge fund industry. This week we’ll look back at key trends in Q3 as hedge funds came back down to earth with a dip in performance after a double-digit return in Q2. But investors have backed hedge funds this year, with net inflows every quarter, and Q3 was no different, with inflows totalling $36bn, just below the $39.1bn seen in Q2. We unpack all that and more with regular guest Declan Quilligan, head of hedge fund services at Citco, and then zero in on North America and the multi-strategy market following a joint event hosted in New York City, with Peter Kane, head of North America.Related materials:Citco Q3 hedge fund report: https://www.citco.com/insights/citco-2026-q3-hedge-fund-reportInformation on Citco/AFI New York event hosted in Manhattan mid-October: https://lnkd.in/p/gQ4QGNA8AFI report on Citco research: https://alternativefundinsight.com/hedge-funds-attract-36bn-despite-q3-performance-setback-citco/Download AFI's Multi-Strategy Outlook 2026 report, in association with Citco: https://alternativefundinsight.com/multi-strategy-outlook-2026/View our 2026 events schedule: https://alternativefundinsight.com/events/Contact the team to get involved! [email protected] headline partnerThis podcast is brought to you in association with Citco, the leading asset servicer with over $2 trillion of assets under administration (AUA) and the top hedge fund administrator according to the AFI 250 research ranking. Citco acts as a true partner to its clients, dedicated to developing rich long-term relationships through gold standard services and industry leading technology. Head to Citco.com for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the latest AFI podcast, taking you inside the key trends shaping the $5trn-plus global hedge fund industry. This week we’ll look back at key trends in July, including a performance dip but continued inflows, and then turn the discussion to AI and its deployment throughout the industry with the help of Citco’s chief technology officer, Albert Bauer.Related materials:AFI report on Citco research: https://alternativefundinsight.com/hedge-fund-expansion-continues-with-12bn-net-inflow-in-july-citco/Download AFI's Multi-Strategy Outlook 2026 report, in association with Citco: https://alternativefundinsight.com/multi-strategy-outlook-2026/View our 2026 events schedule: https://alternativefundinsight.com/events/Contact the team to get involved! [email protected] headline partnerThis podcast is brought to you in association with Citco, the leading asset servicer with over $2 trillion of assets under administration (AUA) and the top hedge fund administrator according to the AFI 250 research ranking. Citco acts as a true partner to its clients, dedicated to developing rich long-term relationships through gold standard services and industry leading technology. Head to Citco.com for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome to the latest AFI podcast, taking you inside the key trends shaping the $5trn-plus global hedge fund industry, hosted by Will Wainewright. This week we have a special interview with Paul Glazer, founder of New York hedge fund firm Glazer Capital, founded in 1999, which now runs about $2.5 billion. The firm started with a merger arbitrage strategy and has since expanded to include a special purpose acquisition (SPAC) strategy and a convertible bonds strategy. In its 27-year-history, the firm has never had a down year. Glazer Capital has a 50-person team working on its strategies which makes it one of the largest teams dedicated to merger arbitrage on Wall Street.For more information about joining Marshall Wace, Winton, Aspect Capital and other leading hedge funds at our Innovation Summit on October 8 in Mayfair: https://alternativefundinsight.com/afi-innovation-summit/View our 2026 events schedule: https://alternativefundinsight.com/events/Contact the team to get involved! [email protected] headline partnerThis podcast is brought to you in association with Citco, the leading asset servicer with over $2 trillion of assets under administration (AUA) and the top hedge fund administrator according to the AFI 250 research ranking. Citco acts as a true partner to its clients, dedicated to developing rich long-term relationships through gold standard services and industry leading technology. Head to Citco.com for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hedge funds delivered their strongest quarterly performance of the decade so far in the second quarter of 2026, as accelerating returns were accompanied by record investor inflows. Will Wainewright unpacks the industry developments with Declan Quilligan, head of hedge fund services at Citco, and his colleague in the US, Peter Kane, who discusses the latest approaches transforming hedge fund operations. Related materials:AFI report on Citco research: https://alternativefundinsight.com/hedge-funds-post-best-quarter-of-decade-as-inflows-hit-record-citco/Download AFI's Multi-Strategy Outlook 2026 report, in association with Citco: https://alternativefundinsight.com/multi-strategy-outlook-2026/View our 2026 events schedule: https://alternativefundinsight.com/events/Contact the team to get involved! [email protected] headline partnerThis podcast is brought to you in association with Citco, the leading asset servicer with over $2 trillion of assets under administration (AUA) and the top hedge fund administrator according to the AFI 250 research ranking. Citco acts as a true partner to its clients, dedicated to developing rich long-term relationships through gold standard services and industry leading technology. Head to Citco.com for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: https://alternativefundinsight.com/global-macro-equity-funds-lead-rebound-as-inflows-extend-to-five-months-citco/Download AFI's Multi-Strategy Outlook 2026 report, in association with Citco: https://alternativefundinsight.com/multi-strategy-outlook-2026/View our 2026 events schedule: https://alternativefundinsight.com/events/Contact the team to get involved! [email protected] headline partnerThis podcast is brought to you in association with Citco, the leading asset servicer with over $2 trillion of assets under administration (AUA) and the top hedge fund administrator according to the AFI 250 research ranking. Citco acts as a true partner to its clients, dedicated to developing rich long-term relationships through gold standard services and industry leading technology. Head to Citco.com for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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-rebound-after-march-selloff/Download AFI's Multi-Strategy Outlook 2026 report, in association with Citco: https://alternativefundinsight.com/multi-strategy-outlook-2026/AFI Hedge Fund Acceleration Summit 2026 - view the gallery: https://alternativefundinsight.com/hedge-fund-acceleration-summit-2026-gallery/View our 2026 events schedule: https://alternativefundinsight.com/events/Coming up on 25 June: AFI Private Markets Wealth and Innovation Summit in Mayfair! https://alternativefundinsight.com/afi-private-markets-innovation-summit-2026/Contact the team to get involved! [email protected] headline partnerThis podcast is brought to you in association with Citco, the leading asset servicer with over $2 trillion of assets under administration (AUA) and the top hedge fund administrator according to the AFI 500 research ranking. Citco acts as a true partner to its clients, dedicated to developing rich long-term relationships through gold standard services and industry leading technology. Head to Citco.com for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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://alternativefundinsight.com/march-ructions-bring-losses-but-hedge-fund-inflows-continue-citco/Citco report: https://www.citco.com/insights/citco-2026-q1-hedge-fund-reportDownload AFI's Multi-Strategy Outlook 2026 report, in association with Citco: https://alternativefundinsight.com/multi-strategy-outlook-2026/Hedge Fund Allocator Power List research 2025: https://alternativefundinsight.com/hedge-fund-allocator-power-list/AFI Hedge Fund Acceleration Summit 2026 - view the gallery: https://alternativefundinsight.com/hedge-fund-acceleration-summit-2026-gallery/View our 2026 events schedule: https://alternativefundinsight.com/events/Contact the team to get involved! [email protected] headline partnerThis podcast is brought to you in association with Citco, the leading asset servicer with over $2 trillion of assets under administration (AUA) and the top hedge fund administrator according to the AFI 500 research ranking. Citco acts as a true partner to its clients, dedicated to developing rich long-term relationships through gold standard services and industry leading technology. Head to Citco.com for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Alts 2026 by iConnections and the multiple events organised on the sidelines on Miami Beach, for the ultimate coming together of alpha and art deco.AFI's Miami notebook:https://alternativefundinsight.com/global-alts-notebook-tpa-plans-loeb-launch-cta-comeback-and-smas-in-spotlight/New data confirms emerging manager alpha, reports seeder Borealis:https://alternativefundinsight.com/new-data-confirms-emerging-manager-alpha-reports-seeder-borealis/Related on TPAs:https://alternativefundinsight.com/global-alts-day-1-allocators-reveal-how-tpa-is-re-shaping-strategy/More information about PivotalPath:https://www.pivotalpath.com/This podcast is brought to you in association with Citco, the leading asset servicer with over $2 trillion of assets under administration (AUA) and the . Citco acts as a true partner to its clients, dedicated to developing rich long-term relationships through gold standard services and industry leading technology. Head to Citco.com for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 New York research firm PivotalPath. We discussed performance, flows and the many talking points which came up at the conference, ranging from private credit pressures to SMA growth to TPA plans by LPs.Note: Apologies for sound interference, this episode was recorded in a live setting.AFI's Miami notebook:https://alternativefundinsight.com/global-alts-notebook-tpa-plans-loeb-launch-cta-comeback-and-smas-in-spotlight/Related on TPAs:https://alternativefundinsight.com/global-alts-day-1-allocators-reveal-how-tpa-is-re-shaping-strategy/More information about PivotalPath:https://www.pivotalpath.com/This podcast is brought to you in association with Citco, the leading asset servicer with over $2 trillion of assets under administration (AUA) and the . Citco acts as a true partner to its clients, dedicated to developing rich long-term relationships through gold standard services and industry leading technology. Head to Citco.com for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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-reportDownload AFI's Multi-Strategy Outlook 2026 report, in association with Citco: https://alternativefundinsight.com/multi-strategy-outlook-2026/Hedge Fund Allocator Power List research 2025: https://alternativefundinsight.com/hedge-fund-allocator-power-list/AFI Hedge Fund Innovation Summit - view the gallery: https://alternativefundinsight.com/afi-innovation-summit-2025-gallery/View our 2026 events schedule: https://alternativefundinsight.com/events/Contact the team to get involved! [email protected] headline partnerThis podcast is brought to you in association with Citco, the leading asset servicer with over $2 trillion of assets under administration (AUA) and the top hedge fund administrator according to the AFI 500 research ranking. Citco acts as a true partner to its clients, dedicated to developing rich long-term relationships through gold standard services and industry leading technology. Head to Citco.com for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.