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Review of hedge fund launches, closures, trends, regulatory and legal events - week 5
Saturday, February 06, 2010

Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: A roundup of the week’s hedge fund launches, closures, index performance, trends, regulatory, legal and financial events pertaining to the alternative investments industry.

Last week, we heard of fund launches from new firm Castle Hill (flagship); new firm LGBT Capital (LGBT consumer market); Falcon (L/S equity); Crystal (customizable FoHFs); Orre & Nyberg (L/S equity); Sarah Bernett (global macro); Thompson Davis (L/S equity); Aegon (UCITS III global absolute return); and J-Flag (Japan L/S).

Liontrust’s FuM dropped, the firm is closing its North American offices and planning hedge fund launches; South Korea’s Woori shut down its Asia multi-strat fund, seeded a new hedge fund, and will launch a FoHFs with ......................

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