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Investors demand funds deliver returns well above the risk-free rate or face redemptions
Investors seeking respite from losses elsewhere have turned to hedge funds but short-term gains of ‘uncorrelated returns’ are rarely sustained in the long run
Head of $13bn Balyasny Asset Management believes increasing number of his peers will enter market
Many are struggling to cope with asset prices moving in ways they would not normally expect
Trials facing John Paulson are symbolic of the whole industry
Handful of largest managers scoop up bulk of cash inflows, squeezing new players
Firm’s letter to clients outlines how a handful of investments ‘failed to perform’
Firm raises more than $150m amid relentless demand for passive investment
Decline, however, beats a falling S&P 500 for the first time in a decade
Only one in four fund managers achieved positive returns
Specialist funds target digital coin despite mixed messages from regulators
Automation, if it drives down costs, need not be something to fear
The sector is like a beautiful yacht with a good safety record that goes nowhere
Returns were positive for eight months in a row in longest winning streak since 2004
Investors turn to property, infrastructure, private equity and hedge funds
Eric Mindich’s group endured ‘disappointing’ 2016 when flagship fund lost 9% in value
Nearly 10 years after its nadir, quantitative investing is again the hot trend in finance
Despite frustration, nearly nine out of 10 plan to increase or maintain allocation
Industry endures its longest sequence of quarterly withdrawals since 2009
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