Hedge funds posted mixed performance to begin 2016 as global financial markets plunged, driven by steep declines in oil and concerns regarding the global impact of the slowing Chinese economy, resulting in the worst start to a year for hedge funds since 2008. The broad-based HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posted a decline of -1.7 per cent for January, bringing the Index Value to 12073.48, while the HFRI Asset Weighted Composite Index fell -1.2 per cent, according to data released today by HFR, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry. Total...