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White papersO’Connor Global Multi-Strategy Alpha Monthly Letter: Exploring the impacts of demographic changes
With the prospect of continued higher rates, encompassing a key debate within the market, we see the topic of demographics worth exploring for this month’s letter. For years, a common narrative around demographics has been driven by the experience in Japan – that an aging population is deflationary and longer life expectancies lead to greater savings for retirement and push down the equilibrium interest rate.
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White papersStrategy Outlook: Unified Global Alternatives - Hedge Funds First Quarter 2025
Unified Global Alternatives Hedge Funds (UGA HF) Broad Based Diversified (BBD) and Broad Based Neutral (BBN) portfolios generated positive results in Q4, experiencing profits across our four main strategies (Equity Hedged, Trading, Credit / Income, and Relative Value).
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White papersHedge Fund Outlook H1 2025
HF to lure more interest after a strong 2024 vintage for alpha
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White papersO’Connor Global Multi-Strategy Alpha Monthly Letter: Outlook for China in 2025
Heading into 2025, US exceptionalism may be one of the most consensus views in the market. With Trump retaking power, there are Goldilocks expectations for the early part of the year with anticipated tailwinds such as deregulation, improving corporate and consumer optimism and continued easing monetary policy.
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White papersHFS Bulletin: Monthly hedge fund update – November 2024
Risk assets were broadly higher in November, more than offsetting weaker prices from the prior month, as market caution ahead of the US election gave way to a more constructive outlook around the incoming administration. In Equity Hedged, US Equity Hedged strategies generally produced positive returns.
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White papersO’Connor Global Multi-Strategy Alpha Monthly Letter: Anticipated backdrop of greater deregulation and policy changes
The US elections dominated market conversations in November as the Republican party won decisively, with Donald Trump becoming only the second Republican to win the popular vote since 1988. In the subsequent weeks, we have seen the President-elect begin to nominate candidates for various cabinet positions, which has created plenty of sector-level volatility, particularly in areas relating to trade and healthcare
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White papersDiversify with real and alternative assets
Hedge funds (HF) to benefit from abundant alpha opportunities
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White papersHedge Fund Outlook H2 2024
Hedge Funds (HF) are up 4.2% year-to-date as of March 2024, which compares well with diversified global allocations, including 40/60 Equity/Bond portfolios which are up around +2.2% and have higher volatility. HF performance year-to-date was led by CTAs, EM focused and L/S Equity both Directional and Neutral. Overall, the HF industry continued to produce very strong alpha, up an estimated 6%+ y/y.
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White papersPensions Watch | Issue 24: What’s been happening and what’s on the Horizon in the world of pensions
With the inexorable rise of Defined Contribution (DC) schemes and the continued closure of Defined Benefit (DB) schemes to new members and future accrual, suggestions that DB is dead are ever present. However, with funded DB schemes accounting for around 80% of UK pension assets, most of which are not going to buyout just yet, DB is very much alive and kicking.
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White papersMerger Arbitrage Investing: When Deals Fall Through
Why we believe a recent failed acquisition is a reminder to think twice about systematic approaches to merger arbitrage.
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White papersCryptonite
The FTX collapse is a blow to the idea of finance industry disruption and a potential source of volatility, but we think systemic contagion into broader financial markets is unlikely.
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PodcastCould Liquid Alternatives Provide Answers?
As we continue to navigate the current challenging investment environment, we look at the aspects of various asset class categories that could provide insight. As we transition into this new regime, investor demand for diversifiers have come into focus.
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White papersThe Risks Ahead That No One Fully Understands
The economy may return to more “normal” patterns next year, but it will also bring hazards we have never seen before.
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White papersHedge Fund Perspectives
We explore hedge fund strategies with structural appeal in a complex market environment.
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Alternative Risk Premia: Why Diversify Beyond Style?
In the world of alternative risk premia, style premia have dominated. But they do have limitations. Investors should consider using a wider variety of strategies.
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White papersAsset Allocation Update: Strong earnings prompt US equities upgrade
Amid background noise such as ongoing trade skirmishes involving the US, the evolving Chinese economy and geo-political tensions, we have spent time analysing recent market movements and the implications for risk assets.
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White papersAlternative Risk Premia: What You Need To Know
Long bull markets in both equities and bonds have rewarded investors for backing traditional risk premia—notably the equity risk premium, the term premium and the credit premium.
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White papersDaisuke Nomoto: Japan - more tailwinds than headwinds for 2018
With GDP on a sustained growth track, supported by structural reforms and the Bank of Japan’s accommodative monetary policy, we maintain a positive outlook for the region.
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