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Standard Chartered boosts hedge fund offerings for wealth clients
The bank cited hedge funds as generating an average 7.0% return in the first half of 2026 and said global assets under management rose by a record $409.0 billion in Q2 to $5.6 trillion.
Standard Chartered is increasing its focus on hedge fund strategies for wealth management clients as part of a broader shift toward alternatives, according to a report cited by Reuters.
The Asia-focused bank said it wants to allocate more client assets to strategies designed to deliver relatively stable, uncorrelated returns during periods of market turbulence. It highlighted equity market neutral and multi-strategy funds of hedge funds, which aim for absolute returns with limited correlation to broader markets.
The push comes as the global hedge fund industry posted strong performance and asset growth. Goldman Sachs data cited by the report showed hedge funds averaged a 7.0% return in the first half of 2026 versus a 4.1% 10-year average, while HFR data showed assets under management increased by a record $409.0 billion in the second quarter to $5.6 trillion.
Standard Chartered also linked the effort to momentum in its wealth business. It reported a 38.0% increase in wealth income in the first half of the year and said investment products grew as clients increased inflows and opened more accounts, with market uncertainty driving demand for professional wealth advice.