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Australian Fund Monitors (AFM) provides an independent source of information on Absolute Return Funds, including Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments, either managed from or available in Australia. This service is free, but all Users are required to register to access details on individual Managers and Funds.

Australia's Absolute Return & Hedge Funds returned on average negative 4.32% in October with 61% of funds in the AFM database having reported to date. Of the funds reported, 31% have achieved positive returns while 86% have outperformed the S&P/ASX200 Accumulation Index which ended down 12.61% for the month. Read more

Latest Performance* Sep-08 Oct-08 YTD-08
AFM Australian Hedge Fund Index -4.73% -4.32% -10.98%
% of Funds with Positive Returns 18% 31% 23%
S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index (Benchmark) -9.85% -12.61% -34.19%
% of Funds outperforming Benchmark 84% 88% 91%

*Notes: 1. To date 61% of funds in the AFM database have reported October results. 2. YTD figures include funds not yet reporting latest results. 3. The AFM Index is calculated using a simple average of all Australian-based funds in the database.
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