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In the week ending 29 January, 2016, AIMA reported that hedge funds outperformed stocks and bonds on a risk-adjusted basis last year; a study by Beachhead Capital has shown that multi-manager liquid alternative funds underperformed traditional fund of funds; the Wilshire Liquid Alternatives Index recorded a 2% loss in December, and finished the year down 3.5%; Eric M. Mindich said that being nimble helped Eton Park during a 'treacherous' 2015; Gondor Capital has reported that its Gondor Partners was up +12.18% and the Gondor Funds was up +10.61%.

Crispin Odey’s hedge fund returned 12.72% year to date performance as of January 14; a group of computer-driven hedge funds made money from tumbling oil prices, sharp declines in global stocks and big moves in currencies. The Baupost Group said that its public-investments portfolio fell 6.7% in 2015, while the fund’s private investments gained 2.4%; and Bill Ackman said sorry to his investors after Pershing Square sustained its worst performance in its history last year.

Ray Dalio has produced more net gains in absolute U.S. dollars than any other hedge fund, surpassing George Soros; a group of U.S. and London-based macro hedge funds made money when they correctly predicted that China would devalue the yuan between 20% and 50%; Peregrine Securities said that South Africa’s equity-centric hedge funds ......................

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