Man Group results distil value of alternatives in year of chaos

Man Group reported a decline in assets from $148.6bn to $142.3bn in the first half of 2022. In short, this was driven by the impact of performance losses outweighing continued inflows to the world’s largest listed hedge fund manager.

But against the backdrop of a historically bad period for markets, in which equities and bonds have slumped in unison, the results have a positive story to tell for alternative investments and the role of diversification.