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Many Call to Eliminate Capital Gains Taxes in the U.S., Holders of Greek Debt Try to Avoid Total Loss - and Other Hedge Fund News, Week 4
Sunday, January 29, 2012

In the week-ending 27th January, 2012, it was reported that several high profile hedge fund managers are rushing to launch their own funds this year; that distressed debt investor Avenue Capital had raised $2bn for the launch of its second Europe-focused fund; advisory and FoHFs manager Hermes BPK Partners launched a $275m managed futures fund called Alpha Vault; Eric Sprott is to roll out mutual and hedge funds that invest in core Canadian stocks; UK-based emerging markets equity hedge fund Javelin Capital launched a UCITS version of its fund via a SICAV platform; Betsy Battle's Lone Peak Partners Management launched a $100m hedge fund; Philippe Gougenheim wants to raise more than $50m for the launch of the Glasnost hedge fund; and Davie Tepper is backing his former protégé Jef......................

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