Zawya.com – DUBAI — Man Investments said yesterday that uncertainty over the US economy was likely to create substantial trading opportunities for hedge funds in 2008 but possible market disruptions couldaffect some strategies.
In its annual review and preview report on the hedge fund industry, one of the world’s largest suppliers of hedge fund products gave a mainly upbeat outlook for the industry in 2008
In the report, the firm’s team of research economists predicts that hedge fund strategies likely to prosper next year will include relative value, event driven and managed futures.
“The big challenge for hedge funds next year will be to adapt to the different possible macroeconomic scenarios that will materialize. Volatility