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In the week ending April 19th 2024, a new study pointed out that hedge funds led by new managers are responding to pressure to outperform against a backdrop of elevated interest rates. The 2023 edition of The Seward & Kissel New Manager Hedge Fund Study, revealed a substantial increase in the proportion of new managers launching with an incentive allocation hurdle, guaranteeing investors a baseline return before the manager takes a performance allocation.
Meanwhile, hedge funds enjoyed the best quarter since the pandemic in Q1 2024, with a weighted average return of 7.3%, as Equity funds delivered near double-digit returns
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