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Absolute return Ucits assets soar 150% – data

Euro zone's deepening debt crisis may hit hedge funds

Good at chess? A hedge fund may be interested

Chess opened the right doors for star hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein

Hedge funds in a marathon, not a sprint

"Hedge funds are built to withstand and even profit from volatile markets."

Japanese investors still favour hedge funds

Institutional investors are warming to the asset class, shows research from Hedge Funds Club Advisory

The August Fall

Mostly negative trend continues

Investor confidence in hedge funds holds – data

Investors keep faith with their allocations to hedge funds, as global markets brace for more turbulence

Twitter: Latest tool for hedge fund managers

Emotions predict the direction markets move.

Private-equity market shows signs of recovery

Buyout firms sold or floated 57 European companies in 2010, almost twice what private-equity firms disposed of in the previous year.

Investors demand greater liquidity

Investors seek the flexibility to exit their hedge fund investments at their own discretion.

Low returns don’t deter wealthy investors

Wealthy investors who can afford to are more likely to put money directly in hedge funds