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Feb 2, 2022 • 31min
13. Hedge funds week in Miami
This week, The Long-Short focuses on the events of ‘hedge fund week’ in Miami, including the AIMA and Alternative Credit Council Private Credit Investor Forum. AIMA representatives Michelle Noyes, Head of AIMA Americas, and Romulad Beneche, Director, attending the events gave their hot-takes on the key themes of the first major in-person event for hedge funds in two years.The Long-Short also spoke to Stuart MacDonald, Managing Partner at Bride Valley Partners and host of the popular radio show The Naked Short Club, who was also in Miami for the events and talked through the key themes from ESG and digital assets, to inflation and the growth of private markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 26, 2022 • 51min
12. Why so many credit funds are entering the trade finance market
In this episode of The Long-Short we investigate why so many private credit funds are entering the trade finance market. Our guests this week are TXF’s editor-in-chief and director Jonathan Bell and Jolyon Ellwood-Russell, a partner at Simmons & Simmons focused on Private Credit, Trade & Commodity Finance in Asia, who recently partnered with AIMA's Alternative Credit Council on a research report available on aima.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 19, 2022 • 45min
11. In conversation with PwC's Crypto Leader, Henri Arslanian
The Long-Short is now weekly. In our first back-to-back episode, we speak with Henri Arslanian, PwC’s Crypto Leader, to guide us through the latest developments in the fastest moving segment of the alternatives market. Join us for a must-listen episode to prepare for what will undoubtedly be a fascinating year for digital assets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 12, 2022 • 20min
10. Reviewing a busy 2021 for short sellers and offering a look-ahead at 2022
In our first episode of the year, Adam Jacobs-Dean returns to The Long-Short to review a busy 2021 for short sellers, with several key regulatory developments and trends expected to continue to dominate the market in the year ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 16, 2021 • 26min
9. AIMA's Global Review of the Year 2021, in conversation with AIMA CEO, Jack Inglis
In the last episode of The Long-Short of 2021, AIMA CEO, Jack Inglis, looks back at a busy year for the association and the alternative investment industry, and sets out AIMA's stall for what to expect in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 15, 2021 • 30min
8. In conversation with ITN Production’s Head of Industry News Nina Harrison-Bell
In episode 8 of The Long-Short, co-hosts Tom Kehoe and Drew Nicol are joined by ITN Production’s Head of Industry News Nina Harrison-Bell to discuss the recent collaborative project which produced the news-style programme, Holding Strong: Alternative Investment in a Volatile Market, and her thoughts as to how best to deliver digital content Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 1, 2021 • 19min
7. Hedge funds accelerating out of the pandemic, interview with John Budzyna, KPMG US
In our latest episode, The Long-Short host Tom Kehoe sits down with industry stalwart, John Budzyna, Managing Director at KPMG in the US (National Leader responsible for Market Development for Alternative Investments) who describes the key findings of a new collaborate research project exploring how hedge funds are accelerating out of the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 17, 2021 • 33min
6. Private credit and ESG in conversation with Allen & Overy and the ACC
Episode 6 of The Long-Short covers all things private credit and unpacks the findings of the recently-published Financing the Economy report, which this year focuses on how private credit managers are integrating ESG into their investment strategies. Drew Nicol is joined by Jiri Krol, Global Head of the ACC, and Stanimir Kostov, a Partner in the Global Leveraged Finance practice at Allen & Overy, which partnered with The ACC on the FtE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 3, 2021 • 27min
5. Discussing the war for talent in conversation with Mush Ali of OneTen Associates
This week’s episode welcomes our first external guest, Mush Ali, Director at OneTen Associates, a specialist recruiter for the fund management sector. Ali gives his perspective on how the hedge fund recruitment market has evolved over the past decade offering guidance to firms looking to hire prospective candidates looking for their next career move. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 20, 2021 • 23min
4. Exploring the world of emerging hedge fund managers
This week’s podcast examines the world of emerging hedge fund managers, otherwise described at AIMA as next generation managers (fund managers running up to US$500 million AuM). Fiona Treble, global head of membership at AIMA and responsible for coordinating AIMA’s engagement with next generation of managers, joins The Long-Short to discuss the opportunity and challenges for this crucial part of the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.