Ep 25 - Winton co-CIO Simon Judes on performance trends, innovation and the future in CTA investing

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In the first episode of the second series of the AFI podcast, host Will Wainewright is joined by Simon Judes, co-CIO at Winton, a $13bn systematic specialist hedge fund in London. See topics covered in the notes below.

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Release date: 3 December 2024

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00:40 - Introduction to AFI research offering and partner note.

1:37 - Introduction to Simon Judes (background, career, role) and Winton (AuM, headcount, regional footprint)

3:43 - CTA performance overview in 2024

6:26 - Historic backdrop to CTA performance; trend or non-trend now key?

7:33 - Trend-following speed debate

9:37 - Is diversification key to the appeal?

11:20 - Insights into business development

12:49 - Latest research focus (medium frequency strategies in macro and equity markets; systematic commodities; systematic credit; specialised interest rate strategy; and upcoming options strategy)

14:14 - Focus on systematic credit

15:32 - Focus on multi-strategy product

17:10 - Its place within wider Winton range

18:30 - Talent and recruitment

20:46 - London hedge fund industry being globally significant. What about Abu Dhabi?

22:05 - Current CTA positioning looking to 2025

23:43 - Role of more esoteric strategies

24:13 - Trading China

25:21 - Future of CTAs

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