Asset owners bullish on hedge fund growth, study shows
Institutional investors are predicting significant growth and risk-adjusted returns in the hedge fund sector over the next few years, according to new global research from Beacon Platform Inc., a provider of portfolio analytics and risk management solutions.
JP Morgan fund increases short positions in equities
The exuberance in the equity markets is a little too much for the managers of JP Morgan’s €6 billion Global Macro Opportunities Fund. “This was the reason for the investors to increase the number of short positions in shares, via options on the S&P 500 and individual short positions in a few individual titles. We’ve reduced the risk”, said Nicola Rawlinson in an interview with Fondsnieuws, Investment Officer Luxembourg’s Dutch sister publication.
Hedge fund “a good fit” for pension funds’ portfolios
The Mint Tower Arbitrage Fund aims for a positive absolute return under all market conditions, and has managed to do so since its inception. This makes the hedge fund an ideal shock absorber in investment portfolios.
This is what partner Marcel Voogel (photo, left) and head of investor relations Bart Bijmolen (photo, right) of Mint Tower Capital Management said in conversation with Fondsnieuws, Investment Officer Luxembourg’s sister publication.