Hedge Fund Outlook – Greater Dispersion To Aid Equity Strategies, Credit? Not So Much

by 50 South Capital Advisors, LLC. INTRODUCTION After a volatile first quarter of 2016, global equity and bond markets regained their footing and finished in positive territory for the year. European equities were the regional exception, with the MSCI European Index posting negative returns through November. Although markets overall generated positive returns for investors in […] Read more »

GAM’s Anthony Lawler – Hedge Fund Performance in 2016

From Global Asset Management   As year-end approaches, we look ahead to the outlook for active trading and hedge funds in 2016. The choppy waters of 2015 has proved challenging for active managers. Both equities and global bonds are down this year to date as measured by the MSCI World index and the Barclays Global […] Read more »

SkyBridge Capital De-Risk Anticipating A Meaningful Dislocation In Markets

In this webcast transcript Troy Gayeski, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Ray Nolte, Chief Investment Officer of SkyBridge Capital discuss how the shifts of market and economic background have driven the decision making on the flagship SkyBridge Multi-Advisor Hedge Fund Portfolios (Series G).   1. Q2 Portfolio Review: How much did the portfolio shift? Troy Gayeski: […] Read more »

Hedged High Yield Bonds vs. Bank Loans in a Rising Rate Environment

By Fran Rodilosso, Portfolio Manager with Market Vectors ETFs Both hedged high yield bond and bank loan strategies can help limit risks associated with a rising interest rate environment, according to Fran Rodilosso, fixed income portfolio manager with Market Vectors ETFs. However, hedged high yield bond strategies outperformed bank loan strategies during 2013’srising interest rate […] Read more »