Headstart Advisers Ltd is proud to announce that its flagship vehicle, the Headstart Fund of Funds, has won the prestigious ‘Fund of Funds – Highest Absolute Return over 5 Years’ award at The Hedge Fund Journal Performance Awards 2025. The annual awards recognise outstanding risk-adjusted performance across the hedge fund industry globally. The accolade for Highest Absolute Return reflects the strong and consistent performance of the Headstart Fund of Funds, which has delivered exceptional long-term returns to investors over a five-year
2024 was a remarkable year for stock market investors, with one record after another being broken. The year saw interest rates cut as inflation came under control, while economic growth was consistent and corporate profits were solid. The artificial intelligence boom underlay much of the growth in leading stocks. The question now is whether history will regard 2024 as a year when investors wisely backed the AI revolution, or as a year when AI stocks were driven into bubble territory in
Directors Najy Nasser and Henry Watkinson explore the alpha premium of emerging markets, highlighting that getting a head start benefits investors long-term. Najy and Henry’s article was published in Alternative Fund Insight, 8 April 2025, and can be found here. When harvesting the emerging managers’ alpha premium, getting ahead matters. Research[i] shows that fund managers often perform best when establishing a new fund: they focus more on performance, posting strong returns to attract investors. Emerging funds can