Hedge funds have notched up positive returns in recent weeks, positioning around the investment uncertainty surrounding the US presidential election and fresh Covid-19 lockdowns with gains inversely correlated to the sharp stock market declines seen at the end of October.
After five straight months in the black, hedge funds posted a negative number in September losing 0.65 per cent for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. The hedge fund industry
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Merger arbitrage and event driven hedge fund strategies can capitalise on the recent pick-up in M&A activity globally, and help cushion investors’ portfolios amid potential risk aversion as a result of the US election, Brexit and a fresh Covid-19 surge
The biggest hedge fund managers are still lagging behind the wider industry’s performance on average in 2020, with larger strategies having fallen into the red over the past nine months while the industry overall is in positive territory, as hedge
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for September 2020 measured 0.75 per cent.Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 0.82 per cent in October. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index
Blackstone – the world’s largest alternative investment manager – has seen its group-wide assets increase by 8 per cent, though its hedge fund capital fell slightly last year, despite positive performance amid “significantly less volatility than the broader markets”. The
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Hedge funds have suffered their first monthly loss since March, as fears over the growing spread of coronavirus in Europe and the US – combined with the imminent presidential election and uncertainty over the US economy – weighed down on managers of
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