Bank Sarasin closes underperforming hedge fund

Bank Sarasin & Cie, the Swiss financial services firm, is set to close down its long/short equity hedge fund after a run of poor performance.

Long/short equity has been one of the worst performing hedge fund strategies over the year to date, down almost 3%. Long/short investing involves buying and holding stocks that the manager favours and selling, without owning, stocks that are overvalued.

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