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In the week ending 16 September, 2016, HFR said that hedge fund launches and liquidations fell in the second quarter of this year from the first quarter; Rory Priday has launched a new hedge fund with $75m in assets; BlackRock has started a merger arbitrage hedge fund with a $200m investment from New Zealand’s sovereign-wealth fund; Westbeck Capital is seeking regulatory clearance for its energy fund and is targeting $100m in assets; Monsoon Capital is planning to launching its latest hedge fund, the Monsoon India Dynamic Alpha Strategy; Paulus Ingram has launched a sustainable investment fund; Alpha UCITS Platform has launched the Fair Oaks Dynamic Credit UCITS Fund; and Tages Capital has launched Tages Alternative Risk Premia Fund to focus on alternative risk premia.

Andrew Bazarian is shutting down his Asia-focused hedge fund that was backed by Alibaba Group.

The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index ended the week as of end Sept. 06, flat (-1.9% YTD); The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was flat in August, up 2.50% YTD; The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark ......................

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