Macro Hive is a leading independent provider of global macro and financial market research, and a digital financial media firm. Our worldwide user base spans across 160 countries and are from over 1,000 different institutions, from financial firms and international corporations to government bodies and universities.
Our aim is to provide both retail and institutional investors with a trusted platform to discover the best investment ideas in an accessible form.
Bilal Hafeez on CNBC
Bilal Hafeez on Bloomberg TV
Bilal Hafeez on Bloomberg TV
Before starting Macro Hive, Bilal was Global Head of International Fixed Income Strategy at Nomura, and Head of Multi-Asset Research and Advisor to the CEO at Deutsche Bank. Bilal started his twenty-year career at JP Morgan. Academically, Bilal was an Honorary Visiting Professor of Finance at Cass Business School and studied Economics at St Johns College, Cambridge.
Andrew spent over 25 years in finance on both the buy and sell side. He co-founded Eschaton Opportunities, a $100 million hedge fund focused on global thematic value investing. Earlier in his career, Andrew led JP Morgan's institutional sales business across foreign exchange and emerging markets in Europe, ran Lehman's global derivative sales business, and managed Deutsche Bank's European currency option trading and derivative research business.
Macro Hive helps me focus on ideas that truly matter and it’s fabulous! It’s developed into a community of people that are curating ideas for each other.
Jim Leitner
President of Falcon Management
When tackling macro themes, I am faced with many challenges, such as the involvement of numerous variables and tons of related information, and Macro Hive helps me deal with this complexity. Human intelligence proves to still be ahead of AI and technology!
Lorenzo Lorenzi
Foundation Endowment Manager
Macro Hive is more than just an independent research provider. It's a network and community connecting some of the best investors and thinkers together. A real industry disruptor!
Etienne de Marsac
Head of Absolute Return at Sunny Asset Management
June 2019
Bilal Hafeez, CEO of Macro Hive and Head of Research, begins forming The Hive. He plans to disrupt the macro research industry and enable users to consume high-quality analysis on a flexible and uniquely engaging platform.
June 2019
Andrew has spent over 25 years on both the buy-side and sell-side, having co-founded Eschaton Opportunities Fund, a $100 million+ hedge fund, and previously led JP Morgan's sales business across FX and EM. Andrew appreciated the need for change in the research space through his vast experience and joins The Hive.
July 2019
An analyst who ditched his investment-bank job is already winning big research clients on his own. The financial world is getting flipped on its head.
October 2019
Macro Hive manages to successfully attract their first client to produce bespoke and tailored research in the Corporate space.
Dec 2019
Bilal appears on Bloomberg. Though a frequent guest, this is his first time as the CEO and Founder of Macro Hive!
May 2020
Macro Hive partners with their first trading exchange, Singapore Exchange Limited, to highlight key trading insights and cover Asian FX futures, commodities and indices.
July 2020
Macro Hive expands further into the trading exchange arena via the Toronto Stock Exchange, with a focus on IR futures, CTA strategies and models.
January 2021
We kicked off 2021 with a new focus on education. Whether you’re a career professional or an undergraduate student, we can all learn more about the financial markets. At Macro Hive, we want to distribute knowledge to everyone who shares our passion for continuous learning.
March 2021
Macro Hive partners with the CME to deliver analysis and insights on the FX options and futures markets.
March 2021
Macro Hive reaches a milestone with its Macro Hive Conversations podcast: over 50 engaging episodes and over 100,000 downloads. Just one listen will show you why Macro Hive Conversations is fast becoming the go-to podcast in the capital markets space.
March 2021
Macro Hive becomes the first independent financial research company in the world to accept subscription payments in Bitcoin.
September 2021
We are now the proud occupants of 29 Farm Street in Mayfair! Please feel free to pop by and visit anytime.
October 2021
We're always looking to expand our market coverage and we've been taking onboard our client feedback. This month sees the launch of our BTC and ETH Flow Framework. Watch this space for more exciting Crypto products in the coming months!
February 2022
We've hit another huge milestone at Macro Hive! February saw us deliver our 100th Podcast!
Our guest list continues to deliver some of the sharpest minds across macro, investments, geopolitics and of course, on COVID! At over 300,000 downloads this is the show to tune into week after week for the best investment insights. See you at 150!