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Hedge funds extended their winning streak to four months in a row in August taking overall YTD returns close to double-digit territory with a range of strategies delivering positive performance amid a spike in market volatility early in the month, according to the latest data from Citco.

TOP STORY: Balyasny Asset Management, Dmitry Balyasny’s $21bn hedge fund firm, is embarking on a significant new chapter, with star portfolio manager Peter Goodwin set to build his own long-short equity division, Longaeva Partners, within the firm, according to a report by Business Insider.

Rokos Capital Management, the hedge fund founded by Chris Rokos, saw its macro strategy suffer one of its steepest monthly declines in August as global market volatility spiked on concerns of a potential US recession, according to a report by Bloomberg,

Steve Cohen, the founder of US hedge fund major Point72 Asset Management, is stepping away from trading to focus on overseeing the firm he established a decade ago, including remaining actively involved in investment decisions as Co-Chief Investment Officer, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Hedge funds advanced 0.75% in August according to the gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance, while hedge fund flows, as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index, advanced 0.39% for September.

Philip King’s Regal Partners Ltd has made a bid to acquire rival Platinum Asset Management Ltd as part of its aggressive expansion, which has seen the firm’s assets more than triple in the last two years, according to a report by Bloomberg.

„Hedgefonds sind gut durch die extrem volatile Phase zu Monatsbeginn gesteuert“, berichtet Kenneth J. Heinz, Präsident von HFR, aus dem aktuellen Report seines Hauses. Demnach konnten die meisten Indizes die anfänglichen Verluste im Laufe des Monats ausgleichen und den August mit kleinen Gewinnen beenden.

As China’s efforts to prop up the yuan begin to fade, data due out this week is expected to confirm that a once-popular strategy among foreign investors has lost momentum in August, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Millennium Management, the multi-strategy hedge fund major founded by Izzy Englander, is aiming to raise between $7bn and $10bn in new capital as part of a strategy to secure a more permanent funding structure for the firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Hedge funds are ramping up wagers on the yen’s continued strength, with the Japanese currency surging by another 1% on Friday, as traders bought options against the Australian dollar, Swiss franc, and offshore Chinese yuan, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Derivatives and securities exchange network Cboe Global Markets is to launch trading of its previously announced new Cboe S&P 500 Variance Futures on Monday, 23 September, on the Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE).

August proved to be a strong month for hedge funds specialising in life sciences and biopharma stocks, with several firms reporting solid gains that helped many return to positive territory for the year, according to a report by Institutional investor.

Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management is preparing to return a significant portion of capital to investors for the first time, joining other large multi-strategy hedge funds that are capping assets after a period of rapid growth, according to a report by Bloomberg.

ExodusPoint, the $11bn multi-strategy hedge fund led by former Millennium executive Michael Gelband, has responded to investor pressure by introducing a new fee structure, tying performance fees to short-term Treasury yields, according to a report by Business Insider.

Hedge funds navigated an historic volatility surge in early August, with equity hedge and fixed income-based relative value arbitrage strategies leading that way, as the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index advanced +0.25% for the month.