WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The European based Tara Capital has released its latest report on hedge fund strategy barometer; the report generally focuses on asset allocation trends across theprimary hedge fund strategies. According to John Lowry, founder of Tara Capital, �Strategies most in favor now are interestingly at either end of the risk /return spectrum, with emerging markets atone end and market neutral equity strategies at the other end increasingly popular in the current market cycle�.
According to the new report, investors seem not to be as interested in global macro discretionary and managed futures funds, as was the case in the spring. Also investor interest in convertible arbitrage and certain event driven strategies seem to be dropping, according to details in the new summer report.
Further details of the new report show that the �Big winners were fixed income and equity market neutral strategies this quarter. Reflecting falling fixed income markets and directionless equity markets, many investors appear nervous hence the marked shift towards neutralizing strategies� Details also show that �Fixed income market neutral, having been one of the least popular strategies in earlier surveys has now recorded two consecutive quarters of increased allocations while equity market neutral has seen an even more impressive increase in popularity with 58% of respondents now planning to further increase allocations�.
The biggest loser in the relative value class according to the report is convertible arbitrage. Part of the reason stems from the �the weight of money squeezing returns, exacerbated by the recent relatively steep declines in performance due to widening credit spreads and the big May sell-off in US treasuries�.
The report concluded that investors may be losing faith with many strategies and managers. Part of the reason is the lack of market direction, which has hampered efforts of traditional long short managers.
Tara Capital is a Geneva based investment research and advisory firm dedicated to the alternative investment industry and specializing in the European hedge fund sector. Further details may be obtained from: www.taracapital.com
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