UBS Global Asset Magagement is set to launch a new international equity fund for the retail and wholesale markets.
Hedge Funds
Funds hooked on equity and bonds need sophistication in alternatives: Mercer’s Nuzum
The senior investment leader describes the governance challenges as “huge” for funds moving into alternative asset classes because of the complexity and also because of the gap between the best and worst performing general partners and investment managers.
Hedge Funds
China consumption story trumps US trade concerns
This year’s single-best trade was Chinese mid-cap semiconductor and tech stocks, according to UBS O’Connor's Kevin Russell. This illustrates how China’s domestic consumption economy allows it to combat any trade wars with the US.
Hedge Funds
Alternative strategies in the eye of the storm: Sunsuper’s Bruce Tomlinson
While Sunsuper's access to cash and public market meant its alternatives allocations weren't tapped for liquidity to facilitate early release payments, Tomlinson said he could take advantage of some more liquid ‘hedge fund-type’ investments during tumbling markets.
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