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Industrials stocks topped the ‘most-shorted’ rankings in August, ending the month accounting for 22.98% of total short activity in Europe, having reached their highest level in two years on 18 August at 26.57%, according to latest monthly pan-European short position data from SEI Novus.
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Investors have been shaken out of their collective comfort zone and forced to look for alternative sources of yield as the conventional 60/40 portfolio model is challenged and market returns in traditional asset classes dwindle. Opportunity persists in the volatility, macro and CTA spaces but investors can expect to begin paying more for pure alpha.
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Selecting the right technology partner is one of the biggest challenges for fund managers wishing to enter the digital assets space. What are the key considerations when selecting a platform to access liquidity in the coins that clients want to trade? How easy is it to connect an existing platform to a digital assets platform for execution, clearing and settlement, and what are the potential pitfalls to be aware of?
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As both public and private markets enter a period of turbulence and drawdowns, hedge funds are set to prove popular with investors in the second half of 2022, as the recession and geopolitical volatility all play to the industry’s advantage.
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As traditional investment managers increasingly dip their toes into the world of digital assets, having access to data and information in formats they recognise and understand is critical to their success.
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As investors turn to hedge funds for portfolio insulation during market turmoil, commodities-focused strategies and event driven managers look to navigate fresh market volatility amid a worsening economic outlook.
The first-half stock market slump caught hedge funds off-guard, but most long/short managers remain confident they can ride out the storm.
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After years of rising markets, the current economic reversal has placed alpha generation firmly in focus after hedge funds were hit by the first-half global turmoil.
Pension funds and other institutional investors closely focused on protecting their portfolios and seeking out sources of potential return in Q2 2022, despite ongoing volatility, as both bond and equity markets plummeted.
Hedge funds attracted marginally positive flows from investors last month, as the industry notched up a 3% weighted average gain in July following a torrid first half for investment performance.
