In February, Pablo Urreta, Senior Partner and Head of Research, spoke to Laurence Fletcher of the Wall Street Journal about why European hedge funds are lagging behind their U.S counterparts, stating:
“European trade ideas have not been doing so well...[owing to] challenging markets and a challenging environment for these managers to execute trades and take on risk” in Europe."
The full article can be viewed here (subscription required).
In Fiona Rintoul's article China Asset Management: The New Influencer Sussex Partners' Managing Partner, Patrick Ghali, discusses the evolving nature of the asset management industry in China and the likely opportunity-set for the industry in the next few years, commenting:
“It’s the market of the future for asset management...Guys I know in Hong Kong are spending a lot of time there (mainland China),” says Ghali. “They want to be there early so they can build relationships and trust.”
The full article can be read here.
In January's issue of The Hedge Fund Journal, Jim Neumann, Partner, undertakes an in-depth look at why alternatives, particularly multi-managers, can be used as replacements for pressured fixed income investments in investors' portfolios.
The full article can be read here: Alternatives_ A Traditional Fixed Income Replacement