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| 20/20 foresight for hedge funds in 2020? As the New Year is now upon us, it is normal to take pause and consider what is to become of hedge fund allocations in 2020. The rewards of 2019 again seem to pale in comparison to the robust global equity markets roaring at 20 per cent including a robust November (December?). The pendulum of passive versus active remains in motion with the equity market rally easing it towards passive once again. |
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| Are hedge funds too conservative and risk shy? | | Mon | 6 Jan 2020, 11:20 | | A recent white paper I read from Willis Towers Watson (Willis) suggests that the level of alpha and the volatility of alpha are at their lowest levels. The paper – Hedge Funds: A New Way – ultimately goes on to make a positive case for why hedge funds remain integral to investors’ portfolios but it is interesting to think, for a moment, as to why alpha levels are so low. |
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| Hedge funds on track to end 2019 with four consecutive positive quarters | | Mon | 6 Jan 2020, 11:20 | | Hedge fund managers recorded a second positive month in the fourth quarter of 2019, with the equal-weighted index up 0.73 per cent and the asset-weighted index up 0.20 per cent in November following the positive geopolitical developments surrounding the US-China trade negotiations. |
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| New hedge fund launches fall to lowest level since 2008 | | Mon | 6 Jan 2020, 11:20 | | New hedge fund launches declined in Q3, reversing the trends of the first half of the year, with the number of launches falling to the lowest level since Q4 2008, despite a steady flow of European-located new launches. |
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| Active managers turning to activism, says Headland | | Mon | 6 Jan 2020, 11:20 | | Active fund managers are increasingly turning to shareholder activism as a way of protecting their investments and driving returns, according to analysis by Headland, the communications consultancy. |
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| INTL FCStone acquires IFCM Commodities | | Mon | 6 Jan 2020, 11:20 | | INTL FCStone has acquired IFCM Commodities, a provider of commodity price risk management solutions for base metals serving clients across Germany and continental Europe, in a deal which closed on 2 January. |
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| Political instability is the main risk for investments in Spain in 2020 | | Mon | 6 Jan 2020, 11:20 | | Political instability will be the main risk for investments in Spain during 2020, according to the fourth edition of the survey "Spain as an Investment Opportunity" published today by Kreab, a communication and public affairs consultancy firm founded in Sweden in 1970. |
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| TAIFEX to deliver real-time market data feed from March 2020 | | Mon | 6 Jan 2020, 11:20 | | The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) is set to provide real-time market data feed from 23 March 2020 simultaneously with the introduction of continuous trading on Taiwan’s stock market, which currently adopts the call auction trading method during trading hours. |
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| Castle Hall launches free ADV monitoring of 19,000 asset managers | | Mon | 6 Jan 2020, 11:20 | | Due diligence specialist Castle Hall, has launched DiligenceExpress, a completely free of charge service enabling investors, asset managers and industry service providers to review and monitor diligence information on more than 19,000 registered investment advisors and 62,000 private funds. |
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