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Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: A roundup 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 launches from Dalton (European L/S Ucits); Northern Pines; Athena Alpha; SAIL (distressed); Allianz (2 x absolute return); Silver Spring (China equity L/S); Wealth Bay (Japan); Tiresias (Asia event-driven); van Eyk Blueprint (2 x multi-manager); Galle (global macro); 3 Degrees (credit opps); OLA Capital (new firm); and Farringdon (special sits).
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posted 1.25% (est.) in December, bringing YTD results to 20.04% - its best performance in decade;
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 2.27%, 24.8% in 2009;
The HFN Aggregate Index was up 1.33% and 19.43%;
The RBC Hedge 250 Index returned 0.78% and 19.3%;
The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index was up 1% and 19.4%;
The Bloomberg Aggregate Hedge Fund Index gained 13.7% for the year;
The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was up 0.88% and 18.57% - also its best annual return in a decade;
The Barclay Hedge Fund Index gained 24.14% for the year, and reported that 55% of hedge funds had recovered from t...................... To view our full article Click here
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