Multi-asset

Joanna Faith reports on the two overarching trends that make the agribusiness sector an attractive play.

Global macro funds outperformed most other hedge fund strategies in the third quarter of 2011 as bearish bets on commodities, equities and the euro started to pay off.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has boosted its real estate offering with the hire of five investment managers.

Paulson & Co, the giant US hedge fund, has warned in a "worst case" scenario it could suffer redemptions equivalent to between a fifth and a quarter of its assets by the end of the year.

UK Equity Income has seen a sharp spike in sales, according to the latest trends on the Cofunds platform.

Three absolute return funds were among a raft of launches seen last week despite the IMA reporting the highest outflows on record from the sector in August.

Hugh Hendry's ‘miserable' outlook for the world economy has driven his CF Eclectica Absolute Macro fund to return 4.76% during the last two months of market upheaval.

One of legendary hedge fund manager John Paulson's flagship portfolios is down almost 50% in 2011.

The Active Managed sector has suffered from market volatility in the short term, but managers have held their nerve.

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