Man FRM

With markets both volatile and fragile, we are focusing on risk managing our portfolios and identifying risks in our invested managers.

Hedge fund managers had a mixed month in September, although in general the industry did well to protect capital.

Expectations around responsible investing are rising across the investment industry, but there remains little consensus on definitions and applications. We attempt to bring some structure to this debate as it applies to equity hedge funds.

Hedge fund managers enjoyed positive returns in August, during a volatile month in markets.

Risk-on behaviour across markets saw hedge funds post positive returns during July, with a range of results across strategies.

As we expect markets to remain challenged through the second half of the year, we remain cautious on directional risks but confident on our favoured strategies.

A mixed month for hedge funds as inflationary pressures continue to be felt.

Hedge fund managers generally posted losses in a choppy month for traditional risk assets.

We see attractive investment opportunities in the following strategies in the second quarter: quantitative strategies, convertible arbitrage and global macro. We have downgraded our outlook for event-driven strategies.

April was a mixed month for hedge fund managers, but continued to provide good diversification to traditional assets.

Hedge fund managers enjoyed a strong month in March, with gains coming from several strategies.

Hedge fund returns were mixed in February, as strategies reacted to the build up of tensions around the Ukraine invasion.