Global macro hedge funds registered $7.22bn inflows last month, their largest monthly inflow since January 2010 in March. Total inflows in to the category in the first quarter of the year was $11.46bn, which eVestment read as indication that investors are showing clear demand for strategies which focus on thematic approaches to major public and derivative markets. The global database said this renewed interest appears to be driven by investors’ “acknowledgement of these funds’ strong performance in late 2016 and so far this year, coupled with a desire to hedge against future market turbulence given uncertainty in several geo-political and...