| 25.06.2014 - Commodity hedge funds out of favor, launches head for 8-year low |
| Commodity fund launches have slowed dramatically, heading for an eight-year low, data from industry tracker Preqin showed, after years of weak returns and some high-profile fund failures in the commodities sector. In the year through May, some 34 commodity funds were launched, the fewest since the first half of 2006. Last year, there were 89 commodity funds launched worldwide in the first half, Preqin's data showed...............................................Full Article: Source |