Author: Dmytro Spilka

Hedge funds thrived in an uncertain macroeconomic environment throughout a 2024 littered with general elections, geopolitical volatility, and pioneering tech innovations. Now, as we enter a 2025 set to be punctuated by the second term of Donald Trump, what lies ahead for US institutions?  According to hedge fund research firm PivotalPath, firms in 2024 averaged returns of 10.7% throughout the year through November, as opposed to 5.7% for the same period in 2023, indicating that last year was a strong one for hedge funds.  Although the resounding US Presidential election victory for Donald Trump brought an initial wave of optimism…