C8/Green Blue ‘Good Governance’ Certificate – October 2020

The Certificate had a strong start to the month but pre-US election stock market jitters lead to these gains being given back as October progressed. As a result, the certificate ended unchanged on the month. With the HFRX Equity Index down ½% on the month, the Certificate has now outperformed this HF index by almost 10% this year.

BY JON WEBB

C8/Green Blue ‘Good Governance’ Certificate – October 2020

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