The current stock market rebound is “out of step with economic reality”, according to Pictet Asset Management’s chief strategist Luca Paolini. While the sustained market resurgence appears to have bolstered equity and credit-focused hedge funds’ returns during May, Paolini warned that
When hedge fund indices tumbled in tandem with equities during this year’s historic Q1 sell-off – before sharply rebounding in April with their biggest monthly gain since the 2008 financial crisis – it reignited the debate over alternatives’ role in
Hedge funds weathered the political, social and economic shocks brought about by the global pandemic and frequent bursts of soaring volatility to score a near-12 per cent return last year – their best since 2009 – outperforming both the Dow
Global macro managers have outflanked the rest of the hedge fund pack in recent weeks, with discretionary funds and emerging markets-focused strategies building momentum as markets recovered and oil prices rebounded, new analysis by Lyxor Asset Management shows. Global macro
Eventus Systems, a global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, has reported ‘unprecedented growth’ on multiple fronts in 2020, marking its strongest year to date in revenue and new client onboardings. Read the full story at Institutional
Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX) has secured a NOK60 million investment arranged by sole manager and book runner Pareto Securities – a leading investment bank in the Nordics. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Pictet Asset Management, the investment management arm of the Geneva-headquartered wealth management giant Pictet Group, has unveiled a novel global equity strategy focusing on family-owned businesses.
Ed Butchart, former CIO at Sloane Robinson, has joined Kepler Partners alongside a team of three research analysts.Together the team will continue to be responsible for managing the KLS Emerging Markets Fund, which launched on the Kepler Liquid Strategies Platform
New York-based Marathon Asset Management is zeroing in on a broad range of special situations opportunities arising from the coronavirus pandemic fallout with the launch of a new distressed strategy, the Marathon Distressed Credit Fund. The fund, which has closed
Long-running multi-manager hedge fund Brummer & Partners’ flagship vehicle has generated gains across its equity, credit, macro and relative value strategies, as equities rose last month amid hopes of a global economic recovery.
