Alternative Fund Insight

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! commercial@alternativefundinsight.com

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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 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.
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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! commercial@alternativefundinsight.com

2026 headline partner

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 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.
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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! commercial@alternativefundinsight.com

2026 headline partner

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 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.
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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! commercial@alternativefundinsight.com

2026 headline partner

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 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.
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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! commercial@alternativefundinsight.com

2026 headline partner

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 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.