Hedge funds that built major short positions against UK supermarkets at the start of the coronavirus lockdown have seen their bets go awry as share prices in the sector remained resilient. Several high-profile hedge fund managers made sizable wagers against
Activist hedge fund CIAM says SCOR SE’s board of directors can “no longer ignore” shareholder discontent over governance practices, after the French reinsurance firm’s annual general meeting registered sizeable opposition to the board’s proposed remuneration policies.
Notz Stucki: Best Multi-Manager Fund – Equity Hedge – Active fundamental investment has retaken the leadership role in the asset management industry and alpha generating, star managers can now stand out. “Neither quant managers nor passive investment strategies have been
Hedge Invest: Best Liquid Alternative Fund – Credit Hedge – As the market environment is expected to become more volatile, asset managers who can rely on truly absolute return strategies and deep fundamental analysis should outperform. “Deep intelligent research is the
Rhenman & Partners: Best Global Equity Hedge Fund – Specialist managers are likely to be in a favourable position going forward, as investment trends can be expected to benefit a focused approach. “Specifically, in the long/short equity space, specialist managers can be
Global hedge fund industry assets swelled to a new record high of USD3.8 trillion in the first three months of 2021, as managers recorded their strongest quarter since 2000 and investors duly poured more capital into a broad selection of
Brummer & Partners, the long-running Swedish multi-strategy hedge fund firm, is withdrawing its investment in Observatory, one of the underlying funds in the flagship Brummer Multi-Strategy (BMS) vehicle. BMS has allocated capital to Observatory – a trading-oriented long/short corporate credit-focused
Hedge funds have emerged as the top pick among asset allocators heading into the second half of 2020, outflanking other products such as private equity and real estate as investors’ asset-class-of-choice, according to new data from Credit Suisse, which showed
After a benign catastrophe environment lasting several years, the insurance-linked securities market was tested by considerable losses following a number of natural disasters. While some investors may have been hit hard by these events, it gave others the opportunity to
After suffering considerable losses in 2017, investor faith in insurance-linked securities (ILS) might have been dented. However, investor appetite and demand for the asset class persisted as trustworthy managers with robust investment processes have shown clients they understand the risks
