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In the week ending 16 March, 2018, a new report by Preqin showed that hedge funds are expected to make a performance comeback this year. Still, some big-name hedge funds are suffering losses even after getting what many in the industry have been asking for: more volatility. Emerging-market macro hedge funds returned 2.6% in the first two months of 2018; Alan Howard's AH fund gained around 7% this year through February; digital currency-focused HODL fund is up 51% since its launch last November 22; and Crispin Odey's main fund, the Odey European fund was up 9.3% this year to the end of February.

LATTICE80 said it plans to launch the world's first Altcoin Futures this year at Money 20/20 Asia in Singapore; and blockchain and crypto-focused firm Digital Assets received seed money from Vestigo Ventures.

Kaizen Asset had decided to wind down its strategic-opportunities hedge fund after Steinhoff collapsed; and Och-Ziff Capital is shutting its European hedge fund as the firm refocuses on core products under the new leadership of Robert Shafir.

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