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White papersUnified Global Alternatives – Hedge Fund Bulletin
Monthly Hedge Fund Update – September 2026: Risk assets generated mixed performance in September. During the month, the shifting expectations for US interest rate policy, heightened uncertainty in the Middle East and a strong US Dollar provided headwinds for markets.
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White papersStrategy Outlook: Unified Global Alternatives - Hedge Funds Fourth Quarter 2026
As we enter Q4, AI continues to drive economic growth, market leadership and political debate. While productivity gains from AI are widely anticipated, their scale and timing remain difficult to quantify. The near-term impact on labor appears broadly positive for now, with skilled engineers and IT developers in high demand as companies build infrastructure and integrate AI into their operations.
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White papersRethinking Trend Investing: Alternative Signals, Not Alternative Markets
Inflation, geopolitical fragmentation and concentrated, AI-driven markets have put a premium on investors’ ability to navigate directional moves across asset classes. We think systematic trend-following strategies can help chart a course. But how they’re designed matters.
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White papersInvesting, reimagined: Rethinking the building blocks of a portfolio
At UBS’s Unified Global Alternatives (UGA), we cater to growing client demand for multi-alternative solutions. So what are these solutions, and why are they becoming increasingly prominent in client portfolios?
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White papersRethinking diversification with liquid alternatives
As multi-asset portfolios have become more equity-risk driven, allocators increasingly view liquid alternatives as a structural portfolio component rather than a tactical overlay. Inflation uncertainty, policy shifts, market concentration, and episodic liquidity stress have made traditional stock-and-bond diversification less reliable. For institutional investors, the key question is how to incorporate liquid alternatives in a disciplined way that improves resilience without compromising governance, transparency, or flexibility.
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White papersUnified Global Alternatives – Hedge Fund Bulletin
Risk assets generated mostly positive performance in August. After an uneven July, markets rallied to start the period boosted by forecasts of a reduced likelihood of a September rate hike from the US Federal Reserve which boosted the broader equity market. Market momentum stalled during the second half of the month in the wake of renewed hostilities in the Middle East as well as rising rate hike odds in the wake of Jackson Hole comments from Fed Chairman Warsh.
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White papersOn the Cutting Hedge: Generating Alpha While Managing Risk in the Current Regime
As volatility, correlations, market concentration and geopolitical risk have all risen, asset allocators are increasingly turning to hedge funds for strategic diversification.
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White papersHedge Fund Outlook H2 2026
Hedge fund (HF) performance remained strong in H1 2026. Industry alpha also stayed elevated. The quality of HF returns, combined with investors’ search for diversification and the headline noise surrounding private assets, has continued to attract flows into the industry.
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White papersHedge funds: The Red Thread – Alternatives, mid-year edition 2026
2Q26 outlook - The conflict in the Middle East and subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz are shifting the global economy from a ‘goldilocks’ state (steady growth and falling inflation) towards stagflation (lower growth and rising inflation). The recent rebound in risk assets, albeit welcome, may prove short-lived; supply chain disruptions are underway as energy prices and shipping costs rise and global inventories are depleted.
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VideoHSBC Global Hedge Funds Valued Partnerships: Charlie Hoffman
Charlie Hoffman, Managing Director in the UHNW team at HSBC Private Bank, reflects on decades of partnership with HSBC Asset Management’s Global Hedge Fund team.
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White papersBeyond Bonds: The role Hedge Funds could play in portfolios
Investors over the past few years have had to grapple with elevated geopolitical challenges and uncertainty both over the direction and level of interest rates across the globe. While equity markets have attained record highs, albeit buffeted by the occasional bouts of volatility the same cannot be said for fixed income markets.
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White papersBroadening perspectives: Top 10 with… Interview with Ulrich Keller on UGA Solutions
As investors seek broader diversification across alternative asset classes, Unified Global Alternatives (UGA) – Solutions is evolving to meet these demands with flexibility and scale.
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White papers2026 Hedge fund investor barometer
At Amundi Alternative and Real Assets, we are dedicated to building long-term relationships with our clients and partners, which are rooted in proximity and authenticity. Guided by the belief that tomorrow’s economy must unlock new opportunities, we act as facilitators, bringing the right solutions and experts at the right time.
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White papersThe Red Thread for alternatives – Edition January 2026
A new year brings new events, thick and fast, with the US administration following new policies both home and abroad. The abduction of the Venezuelan leader alongside recent threats of new tariffs on European nations disagreeing to a Greenland deal persists a sense of enduring geopolitical tension. At home, the leveling of criminal charges against Fed Chair Jerome Powell in relation to testimony regarding renovations to the Fed’s building reinvigorates concerns about the longer-term independence of monetary policy. Leading commentators have highlighted that this may have the exact opposite effect on longer-term rates if it leads to the Fed loosening policy and inflation flares.
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White papersUnlocking Alpha in 2026: The Case for Hedge Funds
We have spent much of the last few years highlighting to clients and prospects alike the benefits hedge fund exposure can potentially bring to portfolios. From their downside protection characteristics in times of volatility, to how hedge funds can positively contribute to the traditional 60/40 equity-bonds portfolio construction, we continue to believe in the important role hedge funds play as part of wider asset allocations. And now it seems the wider market is beginning to open up to what we have been preaching.
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Video30 Years of Global Hedge Fund Expertise
Forging the Path to Alpha consistently for 30 years and beyond.
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White papersUnified Global Alternatives – Hedge Fund Bulletin: December 2025
Global markets delivered mixed results in December, shaped by muted risk appetite despite the anticipated US Federal Reserve rate cut, ongoing uncertainty around AI/technology sector leadership, and concerns about the soft labor market and manufacturing weakness.
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White papersIs the hedge fund juice still worth the squeeze?
How evolving fund structures, investor requirements and cross-asset innovation are reshaping the hedge fund value proposition
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Hedge funds: The Red Thread – Alternatives, Edition 2025/26
Despite recent data pointing to stagnating US labor demand and political impasses about elevated fiscal spending on both sides of the Atlantic, equity markets continue to march higher, while credit spreads remain firmly at historical lows. With most central banks appearing more dovish and with fiscal support well into 2026, recession odds seem muted.
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How to construct an alternatives portfolio - Beyond 60/40: Building resilience through diversified alternatives
For decades, the 60/40 portfolio – 60% equities and 40% bonds – was the cornerstone of wealth management. Yet, the traditional model is facing significant headwinds. Changing macroeconomic conditions, inflation uncertainty, and shifting equity-bond correlations have all eroded the reliability of this approach. In this context, alternative investments are gaining attention as a potential complement to traditional strategies.
