Macro hedge fund firm Rokos Capital Management made more than GBP900 million in profits during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Most hedge funds are now moving to a permanent hybrid working environment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but concerns over team-building, collaboration and decision-making remain, as more managers look to expand their product offering into new areas and strategies, a wide-ranging new study published by the Alternative Investment Management Association and KPMG has found.
Increasingly frequent spikes in the VIX volatility index could offer hedge funds and other investment managers strong return opportunities amid the resulting equity market gyrations, new analysis published by Man Group suggests.
CTAs' run of positive performance over the last 12 months came to an abrupt end in November, as news of the Omicron Covid-19 variant hit markets at the end of the month, according to the latest figures from Society Generale.
CTAs and trend-following hedge funds have seen their recent advance halted, as anxieties over the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 punctured market momentum towards the end of last month.
Long/short equity-focused hedge funds are offloading or short-selling stocks that are most exposed to tighter Covid-19 restrictions, against a backdrop of surging coronavirus infections in Europe and heightening concerns surrounding the new Omicron variant.
The sweeping changes and far-reaching trade upheaval brought about by Brexit and Covid-19 heralds sizable investment opportunities for hedge fund managers, according to a new study by IG Prime.
The development of molnupiravir, a “potent” oral anti-viral Covid-19 treatment, could help boost flagging consumer stocks reliant on the global economic reopening, as healthcare-focused hedge funds look to rebound following recent losses.
With traditional equity and credit returns set for a squeeze, and ESG, Covid-19 and remote working upending the hedge fund industry from both an investment and operations perspective, managers face both considerable challenges and sizable opportunities up ahead, speakers at EisnerAmper’s 6th annual Alternative Investment Summit said this week.
A ‘patriotic bias’ towards London-listed stocks has increased among UK hedge funds during the Covid-19 pandemic, and is stifling managers’ efforts to diversify portfolios, according to a new industry survey.