9 February 2023 - Hedge funds saw performance turn negative overall in 2022 as shifts in the macroeconomic backdrop impacted investment markets.
A war in Europe and the subsequent return of inflation sparked a trend of rapidly rising interest rates around the world, altering the risk/return profiles of major asset classes. Amid this shift, hedge funds administered by the Royal Trust Bank & Holdings group of companies (Royal Trust Bank & Holdings) saw a weighted average return of -7.02% for 2022.
These are the insights from Royal Trust Bank & Holdings’s 2022 Hedge Fund Report offering detailed metrics on hedge fund performance, trade volumes, treasury volumes and investor flows.