New hedge fund launches start to pick up pace in first half of 2010

Jul 22 2010 The EuroHedge first-half new fund survey shows a turning point, with an 80% rise in assets raised compared with this time last year and a big jump in the number of onshore strategies launching under the UCITS regulated framework

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Indices August 2010 European regional fund

Composite
Index Composite
EHAug 10YTD%
Composite0.37%1.25%42%
Convertible & Equity Arbitrage EUR0.11%2.14%57%
Convertible & Equity Arbitrage USD1.33%5.85%62%
Credit EUR1.13%8.42%38%
Credit USD0.85%6.47%24%
Currency0.16%2.79%41%
Emerging Market Debt USD0.37%5.46%58%
Emerging Market Equity USD-0.46%0.66%43%
Equity Market Neutral & Quantitative Strategies EUR0.18%0.97%35%
Equity Market Neutral & Quantitative Strategies USD0.04%2.44%28%
European Equity EUR0.09%0.09%55%
European Equity GBP0.27%-0.88%38%
European Equity Nordic-1.47%-2.33%36%
European Equity USD0.07%-0.99%52%
Event Driven EUR0.32%3.07%46%
Event Driven USD0.91%0.96%50%
Fixed Income EUR-0.84%3.27%40%
Fixed Income USD1.52%6.35%57%
Global Equity EUR-1.88%-2.86%45%
Global Equity USD-1.39%-3.01%45%
Macro EUR1.04%1.15%52%
Macro USD1.16%3.08%43%
Managed Futures EUR3.90%4.39%66%
Managed Futures USD3.06%4.05%59%
Mixed Arbitrage & Multi-Strategy USD-0.06%2.39%62%

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