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Kier Boley, Co-Head and CIO of Alternative Investment Solutions at UBP, explains how he thinks about manager selection, why the current environment favours certain strategies over others and what emerging managers are consistently getting wrong.
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TOP STORY: Systematic hedge funds ramped up equity exposure at a historic pace last week, with Goldman Sachs estimating net purchases of around $86bn over five consecutive trading sessions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge funds are on course to deliver their strongest monthly performance in more than a decade, buoyed by a sharp rebound in markets following a turbulent March and a shift in geopolitical sentiment, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge funds are becoming more negative on the US dollar, with investors increasingly positioning for further weakness as expectations rise around a potential extension of a ceasefire between the US and Iran, which has reduced war-related demand for the currency, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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BlackRock’s hedge fund investment team is encouraging allocators to broaden their exposure across a wider range of hedge fund strategies, arguing that rising macro uncertainty, rapid AI-driven shifts, and geopolitical tensions are increasing the pace and dispersion of market moves, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge funds increased bullish equity positioning last week as investors moved to position for a potential de-escalation in US–Iran tensions ahead of weekend geopolitical developments, according to a report by Reuters citing client data from Goldman Sachs.
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Allocator interest in commodity hedge funds has nearly doubled over the last two quarters. Luke Sadrian, who launched the Fulcrum Commodities Fund six months ago, thinks the market is still underestimating how much has changed – and why the opportunity may last years, not months.
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Hedgeweek®’s head of content and research Manas Singh breaks down what actually happened last quarter and what it means for the allocator thesis on hedge funds going into Q2.
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Saba Capital Management has secured a notable victory in a campaign targeting UK-listed investment trusts, after Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust moved to support a shareholder exit proposal aligned with its strategy, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Rokos Capital Management’s macro hedge fund delivered gains in March, standing out in a difficult month for many global macro managers as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East contributed to heightened market volatility, according to a report by Bloomberg.
