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Hedge funds enjoyed their third straight month of positive returns as Relative Value spreads normalised and generally positive returns to equity markets continued.

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This podcast was recorded on on 02 September 2020.

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Hedge funds enjoyed positive performance during July, with returns supported by positive returns to equities, credit and government bonds.

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This podcast was recorded on 05 August 2020.

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Generally positive returns from discretionary Equity and Credit strategies, and mixed performance from Relative Value and Quantitative Strategies.

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This podcast was recorded on 01 July 2020.

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May was a mixed month for hedge fund performance, with positive returns from risk-on exposure in credit and equities offset by generally negative returns from systematic strategies, particularly in Managed Futures.

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This podcast was recorded on on 01 July 2020.

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An epidemic of unknowns: The challenge of managing portfolios, controlling risk and making returns amid multiple dimensions of uncertainty.

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This podcast was recorded on 01 May 2020.

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A biological shock, an economic shock, a financial shock. It does seem as if that is the order of causality. You have to go back a long way to find a big bad event that did not have some form of finance as a prime suspect.

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This podcast was recorded on 01 April 2020.

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Gains in the early part of February support performance during the market correction. Defensive equity market neutral factors hold up through the worst of the volatility.

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This podcast was recorded on on 02 March 2020.

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What to make of the mixed performance from Credit hedge funds in 2019? January was a positive month for the hedge fund industry. Equity Long-Short managers, Credit Managers and Event Driven managers were all positive, while Quantitative strategies were more mixed.

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This podcast was recorded on on 03 February 2020.

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Hedge funds had a notable finish to 2019. ELS managers may be repositioning for more of a growth led market in 2020. In our view, the trend towards ESG investing will accelerate over the next few years.

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This podcast was recorded on on 06 January 2020.

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Hedge funds experienced a slightly positive month in November, with performance improving throughout the month. Managers benefitted from the continued rally in equities. Credit managers saw more modest returns despite the strength in equity markets.

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This podcast was recorded on 04 December 2019.

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