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In the week ending 25 September, 2015, a study by HFR has found that hedge fund launches and liquidations fell through the first half of 2015 as financial market volatility rose; and a survey by P&I showed that the majority of hedge fund and funds of hedge funds managers saw their assets rise as of end June 30.

Miguel Fidalgo plans to launch a hedge fund early next year that will look for bargains globally; Axiom Alternative is launching a fund to invest in loss-bearing bonds issued by European banks and insurers; and Michael Queen has teamed up with former Deutsche Bank analyst Bertrand Lecourt to launch a hedge fund named Aquilys Investment.

Fortress Investment has announced plans to liquidate part of its hedge fund unit because of falling returns and shrinking assets.

The HFRX Equity Hedge Index gained +0.29% through mid-September (-0.78% YTD); The Barclay Hedge Fund Index dropped 2.45% in August (+0.23 YTD); The Parker FX Index was up +0.40% (+2.39% YTD); The Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index was down 1.34% (+5.09% YTD) on asset weighted basis; And the Barclay CTA Index lost 1.60% (-1.08% YTD).

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