Hedge funds: Everybody hurts sometimes

The industry collectively did not cover itself in glory during the August/September correction. But there is now a rich environment for a wide range of strategies, says Nick Evans, editor of EuroHedge.

In association with Hedge Fund Intelligence

“May you live in interesting times.” The potent mix of blessing and curse embodied in the ancient Chinese saying – with its dual tone of opportunity and threat – will be resonating with hedge fund managers trying to navigate their way through this market crisis.

With banks scared to lend even to each other – and deeply nervous of the exposures and losses that their counterparties (and they themselves) might have – the resulting credit paralysis has been a dangerous and scary phenomenon.

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