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Opalesque Roundup: Best hedge funds in 2015 are those that can take advantage of sharp market moves: hedge fund news, week 02

Saturday, January 10, 2015

In the week ending 09 January, 2015, Tim Ng predicted that the best-performing hedge funds for 2015 will be those that can take advantage of sharp market moves; Byron R. Wien predicted oil to hover at $40, Putin to resign and hackers to shut down banks this year; Agecroft Partners predicted the top hedge fund industry trends for 2015; Aksia said that a consensus amongst hedge fund managers might lead to investment shocks in 2015; Ken Heinz predicted that activist hedge funds will be big driver in 2015; Ian Bremmer listed the top 10 geopolitical risks in 2015; cyclicals are expected to rebound while healthcare, parts of consumer, and technology will experience robust earnings growth, said Andrew Sandler; Paul Bebber said hedge funds must use stable and validated technologies to continue attracting institutional investors; EuroFin Asia Group said the outlook for trade finance is bright; and moves in asset prices during 2014 have created trading opportunities for 2015, said GAM Holdings.

in other miscellaneous hedge fund news, Wainscott Capital founder Thomas Gilbert Sr., was shot dead by his son during an argument; the police have arrested Thomas Gilbert Jr., the main suspec......................

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