Introduction
Investors are increasingly looking to hedge funds to provide portfolio protection against risk and volatility in periods of market stress in traditional asset classes. In the second part of Aurum’s “hedge fund basics” series, we look at the potential benefits of hedge fund investing, long-term hedge fund performance, and how they have delivered this portfolio protection.
Cat bonds: fat tails and thin comfort?
Catastrophe bonds are the most visible component of the broader insurance-linked securities (“ILS”) have started to attract renewed investor attention including from hedge funds. This is understandable as the Swiss Re Cat Bond Index delivered returns of nearly…
Aurum’s quarterly review – Q3 2025
Edge with hedge: Primer for equity long/short funds
