With the S&P 500 up close to 10% year to date, hedge fund managers are having a difficult time finding alpha, a report from Morgan Stanley points out. Hedge funds in the Americas lagged general stock market benchmarks on a yearly basis, up just 3.16% basis the end of August. US fund managers were slightly positive in August whole Asian and European fund managers were negative — and September is not off to a positive start for many funds. Q2 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc In August, hedge funds in the Americas were positive, up 0.81%, while Asian…
Hedge Funds Off To Rocky September Start As Alpha Still Tough To Find: Morgan Stanley PB
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.