Europe

David Jane is preparing to roll out the first offering from his new boutique, Darwin Investment Managers, and is making plans for a second absolute-return focused product later this year.

Daniel McKernan, lead manager of SWIP's £174m European Corporate Bond fund, is buying into ‘unloved' asset backed securities (ABS) to exploit cheap valuations.

Threadneedle's Dan Ison has backed the eurozone to continue to recover after adding 5.5% to European bank stocks in his £69m Pan European Accelerando fund.

RAB Capital has been emblematic of the many trials of hedge funds during the financial crisis.

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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.

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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?"

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