Markets were on standby mode ahead of the Fed's meeting last week. Hedge funds were flat and there was little dispersion in returns across the managers (see chart). Event-Driven outperformed as equity volatility edged lower. Meanwhile, Fixed Income strategies underperformed as sovereign bond yields moved higher.

The Global Head of Primary Private Equity at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management discusses opportunities and risks in co-investments...

When considered on their own merits, and approached with the same care and due-diligence as any other emerging market investment, frontier markets can provide valuable diversification potential, says Franklin Adatsi, member of the Global Emerging Markets team at Jupiter Asset Management.

At the turn of the month, hedge funds rebounded as market conditions improved. The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.4% last week, following a 3.3% drawdown in August. Year to date, hedge funds have demonstrated their ability to protect portfolios, returning - 0.3% whilst the MSCI World and JPM Global Aggregate Bond Index were down 7% and 2.3% respectively.

Given recent equity market volatility, now is an opportune moment to re-assess our view of European equities for the remainder of this year and into 2016. We continue to believe European equities offer almost ‘safe haven' status in a world of increasing economic uncertainty.