Asia’s macro hedge funds, which trade on economic trends, have outperformed other strategies so far this year even as they manoeuvred wild moves in global bond markets. In this article by Reuters, Senior Investment Director Benjamin Low says most macro funds did well but the performance of long-short equity funds, which bet on stock prices rising and falling, was mixed. Ben also spoke with Reuters about the increase in investor enquiries about Japan-focused funds and the performance responsible for driving those conversations.
