Performance:

Hedge Fund Industry Waits for Managed Futures to Recover (Subscription Required) – (Efinancial News)

Managed futures August Performance — (Attain Alternatives Blog)

Hedge Funds:

Hedge fund industry snapshot: $2.6 trillion in 11,000 funds – (CNBC)

Liquid Alts:

Flows to Liquid Alternatives Strengthen in July – (Daily Alts)

Vanguard urges caution on liquid alts – (Investment News)

Is your ‘alternative’ fund a ticking time bomb? – (Market Watch)

CME:

GFI Group Shareholder Sues to Block CME Group Acquisition – (Bloomberg)

CME Group Announces the Launch of Illinois Basin Physically Delivered Coal Futures – (Market Watch)

Futures & Miscellaneous:

Big Crops Drive Futures To New Contract Lows – (Farm Futures)