| 09.10.2008 Opalesque Exclusive: HFRI Index down 4.68% in September, -9.41%YTD, Short Bias index is best performer (5.28%, 15.14% YTD), may be due to alternatives to short-selling |
| By Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque London: The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declined 4.68% in September, marking it the 4th consecutive monthly loss for the broad-based index and bringing the full year decline to 9.41% (performance table here). Ken Heinz, President of Hedge Fund Research Inc. (HFR) talked to Opalesque about this month’s returns. Hedge fund losses in September 2008 made |