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The article focuses on the hedge fund Spruce Alpha, created in 2014 and managed by Spruce Investment Advisors. The authors discuss the fund's complex trading strategy, examine its loss for investors during the August 2015 stock market turmoil, and explore how money managers can better manage new hedge funds.

Reports that hedge and mutual fund managers are becoming advocates for direct investment into stocks traded on the local Chinese stock markets. Question of whether to buy Chinese stocks directly or to invest in China-focused mutual funds which raises a broader question for investors on the risks they are willing to take; Protection for investors on Chinese funds in the U.S. which is absent from the actual Chinese stock market; Evaluation of the risks which are immense; Reasons for the risks; Array of options for investing in China including mutual funds and ETFs, ADRs, H shares and Red Chips, Hedge funds, B shares, A shares; The pros and cons of each.