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In the week ending 23 October, 2015, hedge funds reported their worst assets decline since 2009 because of performance-related losses. Data provider HFR said that hedge fund assets declined by $95bn (est.) across all strategies as of end the third quarter to $2.87tln, as new capital inflows failed to offset performance-based losses. Meanwhile, Eurekahedge data showed that hedge fund assets actually rose by $9.1bn during the month of September.

New data from the SEC showed that institutional investors account for some $6.7tln held in private funds with hedge funds having the majority of those (54%). The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for October 2015 measured 2.96%, down from 3.79% in September; and the Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund has surpassed $250m in assets under management as at 30th September.

Joseph Sun has launched a long-short hedge fund focused on technology, media and telecommunication companies; Jed Nussbaum is planning to start a credit hedge fund at his new firm, Nut Tree Capital; Argon Capital to launch multi-manager hedge fund to seize distresse......................

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