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In the week ending 20 March, 2015, hedge funds showed strong performance of 2.52% so far in 2015, Preqin said; hedge funds are outpacing stocks in 2015, various data trackers said; Brevan Howard’s largest hedge fund was up 3.6% this year after posting its first loss in 2014; Value Partners saw its net profit double last year on strong returns; APS Asset Management (APS) saw its China Alpha Fund return 4.71% in February (+7.27% YTD); and Blueshift Capital Group saw its main fund drop more than 8% last month.

One Oak Capital launched the Alpha Opportunities Fund that targets institutional investors, high net worth individuals and family offices; Gottex is preparing to launch its first low cost "risk premia" investment product; Polen Capital has launched a new global growth equity strategy fund to be managed by Julian Pick; Sandell Asset launched a new hedge fund-backed reinsurer in Bermuda; Asia Frontier Capital has announced the launch of the AFC Iraq Fund; multi-strategy asset manager CQS launched a new long-only Global Convertible Bond Fund; and Neuberger Berman has extended its liquid alternatives UCITS platform with the launch of the Neuberger Berman Global Long Short Equity Fund.

The Barclay Hedge Fund Index ......................

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