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UK Payrolls Drop More Than Expected

Britain’s employers shed workers at the fastest rate in nine months, with the number of employees on company payrolls slipping 26,000 in August, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Allocators favouring stock-pickers and multi-managers in 2026, says BoA

Investors are increasing their allocations to hedge funds in 2026, with stock-picking and multi-manager strategies emerging as the biggest beneficiaries of renewed appetite for the asset class…

  • Stock-picking and multi-manager hedge funds favored in 2026 allocations
  • 60% of asset allocators plan to invest in new hedge fund managers
  • Hedge funds up 5.5% through July, on track for strongest half since 2010

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