Chinese protectionist measures and the developed world's debt levels are major headwinds for European investors, says Alexander Darwall, manager of the £1.7bn Jupiter European fund.
I am not sure what I expected the hedge fund investor would say to my question: "What is the most unusual thing in your industry?"
Distinction Asset Management's Ana Armstrong has bought one-year Greek bonds yielding 14.7%, after Moody's downgraded the country's debt last month.
Matrix Asset Management is unveiling a New Europe UCITS fund in the second quarter for hedge fund manager David Thornton.
The end of the sovereign debt crisis in peripheral Europe may be in sight despite continued negative newsflow from the region, several managers claim.
The LVAM manager says stocks are cheap historically and running healthy yields