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Hedge funds bounce back from troubled year
[15:00 CET 24-03] GLOBAL - Institutional investors considering hedge funds as diversification to declining equity, property or fixed income markets may need to think carefully about doing so as two new reports present conflicting results about the alternative asset class.
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Hedge funds and private equity win in diversity push
[16:30 CET 24-02] UK – Pensions funds chose to further diversify their asset allocation strategies last year by investing more of their assets in direct hedge funds and direct private equity while reducing the search for real estate managers, suggests a review of Watson Wyatt’s manager selections.
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EFRP warns hedge funds could flee EU regulation
[13:30 CET 19-02] EUROPE – The European Federation for Retirement Provision has warned the European Commission against “rushing into ill-considered regulation” of hedge funds, as it believes "too stringent regulation" would encourage hedge funds to serve their clients from outside the EU".
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2008 was a bad year for pressured hedge funds
[15:15 CET 17-02] GLOBAL – Almost all hedge fund strategies posted their worst losses in 2008, according to a report by French business school Edhec.
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Features
Mixed feelings on hedge funds
Hedge funds attracted plenty of attention in 2008 for reasons such as the widespread lack of performance and the alleged Madoff fraud. This month’s Off The Record survey finds opinions divided on hedge funds, with equally strong views voiced by both those who invest in hedge funds and those who ...
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UN fund eyes hedge funds, private equity
[10:15 CET 08-01] GLOBAL – The $30bn (€22.1bn) United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) says it has approval to incorporate hedge fund of funds and private equity into its portfolio.
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IP Asia
Turning point for Asian hedge funds
The Asian hedge fund industry has grown tremendously in recent years. Between 2004 and 2007, assets under management doubled. But what is the net result going to be after the year the industry has just experienced?
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McCreevy looks into hedge funds
[16:35 CET 02-12] EUROPE – Charlie McCreevy, the European Commissioner for internal market and services, has announced he will start a wide-ranging public consultation on the supervision and risks hedge funds.
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Pension funds warned on hedge funds 'mispricing'
[15:30 CEST 21-10] EUROPE - Experts have warned the market's failure to correctly price hedge funds (HF) remains a systemic problem which needs to be addressed as markets decline further.
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Dutch fund seeks fund of hedge funds
[17:00 CEST 25-09] NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund is looking for manager to manage a €10m global fund of hedge funds mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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Vervoer applies TAA but divests 'activist' hedge funds
[16:00 CEST 16-09] NETHERLANDS - The €6.4bn pension fund for private road transport has allocated to a tactical asset allocation strategy, as well as investing in commodities and infrastructure in its bid to adjust to changed market conditions.
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Newsquest allocates 10% to hedge funds
[15:20 CEST 22-07] UK – Newsquest Pension Scheme has awarded two fund of hedge fund mandates, valued at £40m (€50m), which is equivalent to 10% of scheme assets.
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NewsDKK115bn PKA eyes hedge funds and bank loans
[15:23 CEST 15-07] DENMARK – Pensionskassernes Administration (PKA), Denmark’s largest occupational pension fund administrator, is looking to make its first allocation to hedge funds.
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Hedge funds "to disappoint" over pension returns
[13:00 CEST 22-04] NETHERLANDS - Lack of clarity on the value of illiquid investments may result in very disappointing returns of hedge funds and structured financial products, according to Bob Puijn, chief investment officer for pensions asset management at Interpolis.
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Hedge funds do not need direct regulation - FSA
[16:50 CEST 10-04] UK – Direct regulation of hedge funds is not "appropriate" as they "do not pose a systemic risk to financial stability", the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has claimed.
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FeaturesWhy hedge funds mismanage alpha risk
The greatest source of market-driven hedge fund blow-ups is alpha, or manager skill risk. Leslie Rahl, Richard Horwitz and Erin Simpson of Capital Market Risk Advisors suggest this is due to an inadequate management of alpha risk
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Lewisham allocates £20m to fund of hedge funds
[16:45 CET 19-02] UK – The London Borough of Lewisham Pension Fund is seeking a hedge fund of fund manager and a global equity manager following a restructure of the pension scheme.
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Features
Hedge funds enter the mainstream - for good or ill
The New Year will see larger hedge funds and private equity businesses voluntarily submit themselves to increasing oversight, Paul Smith expects, with unfortunate consequences for smaller players
