August was not all bad: 79.5% of respondents to the Off The Record survey stated that core government bonds had performed well; gold/precious metals (24% of respondents), currency exposures (20.5%) and global macro funds or other hedge funds (17%) also turned up trumps. But of course, that tells its own story: August was all about fear, extremes – and the euro.
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