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In the week ending 03 April, 2015, it was reported that at least five new hedge fund companies are on track to launch with at least $1bn this year as the climate in Europe has changed to the extent that it is “more constructive and fertile than it has been at any time since [the collapse of] Lehman”, according to a London-based prime broker.

Meanwhile, over 100 new hedge funds were launched in Texas last year according to participants at the recent Opalesque Texas Roundtable; Eric Pellicciaro and Matthew Goldman are looking to mix computer programs and traditional money management for their new macro hedge fund; Stephen Kirk is preparing to start his own fund this summer; Neptune is planning to launch a fund for Chris Taylor to make his Japanese equity strategy more accessible to investors; Chris Dale's Kintbury is due to launch in May after raising at least $200m in start-up capital; several big-name traders are launching hedge funds in London as a surge in start-ups gathers momentum; Swiss National Bank Governor Thomas Jordan has resigned to launch an FX hedge fund; Tashtego aims to mine Twitter and Facebook for information for its new hedge fund; and Catterton is raising its first fund focused exclusively on Latin America.

The Asia-Pacific hedge fund industry reached $145bn in assets under management as at end of 2014. The Honk Kong regulator said Hong Kong-based hedge funds assets hit record high at $120.9bn. On the negative side, the biggest names in world banking and finance lost £210m from the collapse of Heather Capital. Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund has surpassed $100m in assets under management; and

Tiger cub hedge fund Tigershark Partners will close......................

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