Rising equities give hedge funds much needed upside

Corporate restructuring and recovery in the equity markets are boosting the outlook for long/short and event driven strategies across the globe. In the 12 months to the end of September the S&P Long/Short Index has returned 6.15% which compares with 4.94% for its equivalent event driven benchmark and just 0.41% for the S&P Arbitrage Index. F&C is focusing its long/short asset allocation on the European market while Investec prefers to look towards the US and Asia. Alex Kokkinos, head of the product team for the investment management division at Investec Private Bank, which buys funds di...