New ways to seek alpha

Lionel Crassier from BNP Paribas looks atthe new breed of alpha-seeking strategiesavailable to institutional investors

After a three-year period of almost continuous stock marketincreases, the emergence of inflationist threats and the stillworryinggeopolitical climate have been weighting on thelevels of the main stock indices. The latestcorrection in stock markets was coupled withdisappointing returns on index products linkedto commodities. In the four months beforeSeptember 1, the S&P 500 decreased by 0.6%and the DJ AIG Commodity Index, whichhas been buoyant over the past few years,decreased by 2.8%. With more

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