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NEWSLETTER | 15 Sep 2020  
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Activist hedge funds outshine the competition, as larger managers trail the rest of the industry

Activist-focused managers comfortably outperformed other strategy types last month, as the hedge fund industry continues to recover from the Covid-19 turmoil with solid August gains and positive year-to-date returns, new eVestment data shows.

 
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Hedge funds take aim at Sainsbury’s amid “challenging” period as supermarket giant’s shares slide
Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 11:44
A number of high-profile hedge funds are again ramping up bets against UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s.
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Wilshire Liquid Alternatives Index returns 1.13 per cent in August
Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 11:44
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 1.13 per cent in August, underperforming the 1.54 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. 
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Dynamo acquires hedge fund software specialist Imagineer Technology Group
Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 11:44
Dynamo Software, a provider of cloud software for the alternative investment industry, has acquired Imagineer Technology Group. 
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CAIA adds two to Board of Directors
Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 11:44
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, the professional body for the global alternative investment industry, has Elizabeth Burton, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer, Hawaii Employees’ Retirement System, and William Ma, CFA, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer at Noah Holdings, have been elected to serve on CAIA’s Board of Directors.
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Aqua to use big data and AI to create tradable assets and analytics based on individuals
Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 11:44
Aqua Digital Rising A new and alternative-asset and analytics investment platform has started its pre-funding round as it prepares for launch in January 2021.
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FXCM expands trading offering with Volatility Index CFDs
Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 11:44
FXCM Group, an international provider of online foreign exchange trading, CFD trading, cryptocurrencies and related services, has added Volatility Index CFDs to its range of available trading instruments.  
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Voting now underway for Hedgeweek US Awards 2020
Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 11:44
Voting is now open for the Hedgeweek US Awards 2020, which will be announced and celebrated at an exclusive virtual ceremony and industry networking event to be held on Thursday 29 October.
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Tue | 15 Sep 2020, 11:44
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