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In the week ending 08 January, 2016, the outlook of eVestment showed that the hedge fund industry is, barring the occurrence of an outlier event, in a decent position for another year of growth. Hedge funds are seen to attract between $50 billion and $60 billion in new assets in 2016, with institutional investors as big driver. The firm also estimated a net $66.6 billion of assets inflow for the industry in 2015 to the end of November, compared to $111.4 billion for the same period in 2014.

Agecroft Partners released its top 10 hedge fund industry trends for 2016; Crispin Odey warned of a series of threats to the global economy that will make this year more difficult for investors; Matthew Glaser believes that liquid alternatives are the next wave in asset allocation; Byron R. Wien has predicted that a weak U.S. economy, global instability, yuan devaluation and a Clinton victory, among others, will hug 2016 headlines; Russell Investments has released its 2016 Annual Global Market Outlook report, detailing key investment insights, economic forecasts and market expectations from the firm’s global team of investment strategists; and George Soros is predicting a crisis in the global markets similar to 2......................

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