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From the Opalesque team: As several governments adopted the Keynesian approach during the credit crisis to fight recession, several hedge funds also found inspiration in Keynes' analysis - one of which is managed by Sushil Wadhwani, who recently co-authored a book on the future of finance.

British economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) advocated the use of fiscal and monetary measures to mitigate the adverse effects of economic recessions and depressions. His argument against the idea of free markets was that aggregate demand determines the overall level of economic activity, and that inadequate aggregate demand could lead to prolonged periods of high unemployment. He also warned against animal spirits.

GAM Star Keynes Quantitative Strategies GAM, a global hedge fund firm that manages around CHF50bn in AuM, announced on 29 March the launch of a Dublin-domiciled UCITS fund, called GAM Star Keynes Quantitative Strategies. The systematic managed futures fund now has around $71m in AuM and has returned 5.63% in its first 3 months, according to TrustNet.

The offshore versions of the fund have outperformed global equity markets by more ......................

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