Segantii insider trade probe to hit sentiment on hedge funds
Investor confidence in hedge funds could see a temporary dip although they are likely to view the incident as idiosyncratic and collective performance of the asset class will be a bigger sentiment driver, experts said.
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Investor confidence in hedge funds could see a temporary dip in the aftermath of the insider dealing probe into Segantii Capital and its subsequent shutdown.
“This incident inevitably will have a negative impact on the sentiment towards hedge funds ,” an asset management investor based in Hong Kong, who declined to be named, told AsianInvestor.
“However, it is important to note that the underlying issue/risk is not new nor unique to hedge funds - equity capital markets (ECM) is…
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