Market confidence crept up in the second quarter of 2023 but still remained depressed as active managers provided mixed results, research from bfinance has found.
In its quarterly Manager Intelligence and Market Trends report, the firm revealed emerging market managers performed particularly well throughout the quarter, along with growth strategies and macro hedge funds. By contrast, low volatility, income and value-oriented equity managers struggled, as did the high yield bond contingent, it said. Spot the Dog: Number of consistently underperforming equity funds soars to 56 The report emphasised the importance of ‘new manager search data', or the number, volume and type of mandates being launched by institutional investor clients, in assess...
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