GP Currency Management Forum: Hedging as important as alpha

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Hedging currency exposures can have as large an impact on the wealth of a portfolio as return-generating strategies, delegates at the Global Pensions Currency Management Forum in London heard.

In a presentation to attendees about hedging exposures, Pareto Investment Management managing director Gavin Francis said currency risk "comes as unwanted baggage" in a portfolio with international...

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