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Opalesque Roundup: Warren Buffett’s chosen index in commanding lead over hedge funds : hedge fund news, week 07

Monday, February 22, 2016

In the week ending 19 February, 2016, in miscellaneous hedge fund news it was reported that Warren Buffett’s chosen index fund holds a commanding lead over a collection of hedge funds even though hedge funds performed slightly better in 2015. Warren Buffett's charity bet that a low-cost index tracker would win over a portfolio of hedge funds over ten years has just about two years more to go. CUSIP sees continued slowdown in corporate and municipal bond issuance in the first quarter; JP Morgan Asset strategist Marcella Chow said there is room to run from the current market rout; and Citadel terminated 15 investment executives after one of its stock-trading units dropped 6.5% at the start of 2016.

SuMi TRUST and Kairos Investment have launched the SuMi-Kairos Multi Strategy Fund dedicated for Japanese investors; and Captive Alternatives has launched Puerto Rico’s international insurer Madison RE.

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