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Opalesque Roundup: Despite negative performance in Q3, hedge funds add $18.4bn in August: hedge fund news, week 42

Monday, October 13, 2014

In the week ending 06 October, 2014, BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research said the hedge fund industry took in $18.4bn of 0.8% or assets in August, however Q3 hedge fund returns were negative, marking the industry's first quarterly decline since Q2 2013.

Golden China Fund exceeded $1bn in assets for the first time; Moore Capital reported profits of £36.4m for the year ending 31 December 2013, up from £32.2m; real estate investment trusts offered the highest net return of all asset classes for 900 corporate and public defined benefit plans; and Boston Partners has received a $320m mandate from Jackson National Life Insurance Company for the new JNL/Boston Partners Global Long Short Equity Fund.

Privium Fund Management has launched the Privium Sustainable Alternatives Fund; BlackRock's Douglas Shaw and Hutchinhill's Shahraab Ahmad teamed up to form Decca Capital; Kames Capital said it planned to launch two new funds that aim to generate strong returns in any market environment; and Anavon launched its global equity long/short hedge fund in UC......................

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