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In the week ending 22 January, 2016, a Eurekahedge report said hedge fund launches are on the decline with 72 recorded last year (until November) from 117 launches in 2014 and 149 in 2012. Chang Hwan Sung is launching a hedge fund at Samsung Asset that uses computer models to bet on rising and falling Asian stocks; Nigel Hart is starting a hedge fund that will bet on and against equities globally; and William Douglas has left the bank to launch a European credit hedge fund called Caius Capital with Antonio Batista. Eurekahedge said that investors allocated $77bn to hedge funds in 2015, more than twice the $34.5bn in assets inflows recorded in 2014. However, hedge fund customers pulled out more money than they invested in the final three months of of the year. Meanwhile, Vanguard attracted $256bn in fresh capital last year or an increase of 5.3% from 2014; and Guard Capital said it would start accepting money for its hedge fund after returning 8.1% in 2015. GSAM's assets was up 5% in the fourth quarter of 2015 on strong liquidity inflows to reach $1.252tln. IFMR Investments has launched the IFMR Impact Long Term Multi Asset Class Fund; Purpose Investments has announced the launch of the Purpose Premium Yield Fund; BlackRock has launched an exchange traded fund for European investors to invest directly in the national Israeli index; and Woodman AM is set to launch a UCITS-compliant version of its multi-asset strategy. The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund Index declined -0.40% in December (+2.02% YTD); The Barclay Hedge Fund Index ...................... To view our full article Click here |
Alternative Market Briefing Weekly
Saturday, January 23, 2016
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