The actions of central banks over the past few years have been particularly hard for hedge funds, especially fundamental stock pickers, and whilst global macro and CTAs have been able to make some solid returns (the latter more in 2H14),
Jabre Capital Partners is one of the industry's best-known hedge funds. Established by Philippe Jabre (pictured) in 2006, the Geneva-based hedge fund runs a variety of strategies that include: Multi-strategy, Equity Long/Short, Convertible Bonds, Emerging Markets and Event Driven. With respect
Did you know that large parts of Canada have less gravity than the rest of planet earth? Sadly, this random fact does not apply to the country’s currency over the past three years. If anything it feels like there’s more,
Hedge fund performance has been disparate across strategies in May, with event driven funds extending their winning streak (+0.7 per cent), fuelled by Merger Arbitrage which tends to perform well when bond yields fall, according to Lyxor. In parallel, Macro
Broad geopolitical risks, including the outcome of the US presidential election and Britain’s exit from the EU, are among top risks facing the global financial system, according to a survey by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). Other geopolitical
Investors redeemed a net USD20.70 billion from hedge funds in June, bringing second quarter net flows to negative USD10.68 billion and first half net flows to negative USD27.95 billion, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Industry Asset Flows Report. The
Risk assets were under pressure during the second half of June as trade war concerns escalated. The MSCI World was down 3 per cent in USD terms during the second half of June, since Trump approved tariffs on Chinese imports.
