Asian hedge funds facing forced margin call selling?

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Looks like forced margin call selling by Asian hedge funds might be contributing to weakness in gold trading on the Asian exchanges:
Asia-focused hedge funds saw net outflows of $1.9 billion in September, the first monthly outflow in 17 months, according to data from Eurekahedge.

Investors pulled out over concerns about the global economy and the European debt crisis. The outflows follow three months of net inflows and brings the YTD allocation to Asia hedge funds to $5 billion, according to the industry tracker.
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