Thursday, November 29, 2012

Hedge funds face profit headache in 2013



Hedge funds' glory days seem a long way off as they head into a tricky 2013, with bumper profits likely to remain elusive in markets now dominated by political and central bank action, according to the good folks at Reuters.

Speakers at the Reuters Global Investment 2013 Outlook Summit said the $2 trillion industry, which has disappointed investors with below-market returns this year and losses last year, faces a headache making money in an environment where markets are choppy and not as buoyant.

"We're now (in) a world where we recognize that the ability to make money is a lot more difficult and there aren't that many people who can do it. There simply aren't enough, it just doesn't exist," said Saker Nusseibeh, CEO of Hermes Fund Managers……

Find out more at http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/us-investment-summit-hedgefunds-idUSBRE8AQ15U20121127

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