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Opalesque Roundup: $1bn hedge fund Club still saw net inflows despite pullout from NYCERS and MetLife: hedge fund news, week 22

Monday, June 06, 2016

In the week ending 03 June 2016, a study has found that the largest members of the $1bn hedge fund Club still saw net inflows so far in 2016 despite withdrawals from NYCERS and MetLife. A study by Cerulli Associates has found that the problem of ‘dressing up’ track records by fund managers is getting worse; another Cerulli research showed that discretionary accounts will continue to exhibit strong growth in the United States. A joint study by Oxford Economics and State Street has concluded that a majority of asset owners and asset managers are not ready for blockchain; a JPMorgan Prime Brokerage report showed that the trend towards hedge fund short covering is increasing; and Goldman Sachs said that hedge funds have increased their stock-picking activities.

Samsung Asset will launch a global macro fund next quarter as it seeks to diversify outside of its home market; Ben Melkman has left Brevan Howard to and working to set up his......................

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