Articles by Michael Mcclain
Current Positioning and Geopolitical Risks
Managed futures strategies, also known as Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) or trend-followers, are designed for environments where macro shifts drive persistent price trends across equity, bond, commodity, and currency markets. As geopolitical risk has spiked due to the conflict with Iran, the current backdrop will present a unique test for investment strategies.
Managed Futures: Current Positioning and Geopolitical Risks
by Michael McClain, Alternative Investment Research Analyst and Due Diligence, LPL Research Managed futures strategies, also known as Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) or trend-followers, are designed for environments where macro shifts drive persistent price trends across equity, bond, commodity, and currency markets. As geopolitical risk has spiked due to the conflict with Iran, the current backdrop will present a unique test for investment strategies.
Continuation Funds: What They Are and Why They Matter
Continuation Funds: What They Are and Why They Matter With traditional private equity investment exits facing difficulty over the past few years — albeit improving somewhat recently — private equity sponsors have increasingly relied on the use of continuation funds. Once a niche tool, continuation funds have become mainstream and investors should learn to understand how they work, why they exist, and what risks they carry. What Is a Continuation Fund?
Unraveling the Phenomenon of Supply‐Demand Feedback in Agricultural Water Interventions
1 Introduction The vulnerability of agricultural sector, heavily dependent on climate, to climatic variability and extreme weather events (FAO, 2015; Holleman et al., 2020) and escalating rate of climate change, impacting agriculture through shifting rainfall patterns and rising temperatures, is detrimental to global food security (IPCC, 2022; United Nations, 2019).
Bethel University Offers Sports Preview for Fall 2022
Posted Saturday, August 13, 2022 11:24 am Bethel Sports Information Football Cats Look to Continue Momentum in 2022 McKENZIE, Tenn. - The Bethel University Wildcat football program got back on the upswing in 2021 finishing with a 7-4 mark. The Cats hope to continue that momentum this fall. The 2022 schedule will as always be tough in what many believe is the toughest NAIA football league in the nation. Bethel competes in the rugged Bluegrass Division of the Mid-South Conference.
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