French systematic long/short equity hedge fund Quantology Capital Management’s flagship fund ended last month in positive territory, with the market neutral strategy withstanding the sharp stock market reversal during September.
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
Hedge funds’ performances remained in marginally positive territory throughout September, with year-to-date industry returns staying above 10 per cent heading into the final quarter of 2021, as managers grappled with sharp reversals in equities and fixed income amid heightened inflationary
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.
The “explosive” upward price movements in energy markets are helping power performance among machine-based hedge funds this year, as CTAs and trend-following strategies successfully lock onto strong price signals.
Stamford Associates, a relatively small and selective London-based investment advisor, has occupied an influential niche in the UK’s investment space for over 30 years. This influence is not necessarily a result of its ability to predict investment trends, nor a
Hedge funds’ confidence continues to rise, with managers across the UK, Europe and Asia all bullish on their business prospects heading into the final quarter of the year, a key industry sentiment index shows.
Sainsbury’s, Ocado and Hargreaves Lansdown remain among the most heavily shorted stocks on the UK FTSE 100 according to new market data from Ortex Analytics, as the UK’s blue-chip index started the fourth quarter with a slide.
New hedge fund launches continue to outnumber closures this year, new industry data shows.
Hedge funds and other alternative asset managers have just three months left to prepare for the Investment Firms Prudential Regime, the far-reaching new regulatory framework which potentially heralds “complex and multi-faceted” compliance processes for firms.
