TheWilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.92 per cent in June, underperforming the 1.75 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index.
Many discretionary macro managers are successfully capitalising on the continuing global economic upheaval, with solid first quarter gains that may hint at a reversal of fortunes for a strategy beleaguered by assorted challenges and high-profile closures in recent years. Macro
UCITS hedge funds delivered on their pledge of portfolio diversification during the coronavirus-fuelled market meltdown this year, and investors should now consider putting more of their money into the sector to seize on continued market dislocations, Lyxor Asset Management says.
Trend following hedge fund strategies are maintaining their recent positive momentum, with Société Générale’s CTA indices broadly showing further gains in April as fresh turmoil in commodities markets underpin continuing market uncertainty.
ACA Compliance Group (ACA) has appointed Carrie Yonenson as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Dave Metzger as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).Carrie Yoneson joins ACA with over 14 years of experience in human resources and employment law. In the newly
The first half of 2020 has proved tricky for activist hedge fund managers, as performance remained in the red and the number of companies targeted by activists fell to its lowest level in five years. Activist strategies were hit hard
Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has added a new long/short strategy to its alternative UCITS platform. Launched on 14 July 2020, U Access – Long/Short Japan Corporate Governance is a market-neutral and sector-neutral fund investing in Japanese equities and focusing on
Refinitiv has announced a series of global sustainability steps to help combat climate change. The company previously committed to three core pledges on environment, social impact and sustainable solutions that support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.The new initiatives come on the
Volatility across asset classes will remain elevated as global economies grapple with the continued coronavirus lockdown, with Black Swan events appearing “all too often”, according to BlueBay Asset Management.
Ampersand Portfolio Solutions has published a new white paper in its series entitled ‘Looking Under the Hood’. The latest paper provides an in-depth look at the details associated with structuring overlays as a way to hedge equity-related risk. In prior
