The hedge fund industry continued to grow this year, although the growth came more slowly and unevenly than it has over the last few years. This year the amount of assets under management in the industry hit $2.87 trillion as hedge funds racked up $45.3 billion in net inflows, according to JPMorgan analysts. Assets under management peaked during the second quarter at $2.96 trillion and then retreated slightly in the third quarter. JPMorgan’s Capital Introduction Group released their “2015 Hedge Fund Terms Analysis” this week, and they attribute this year’s slowdown in the hedge fund industry’s growth to performance challenges...