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IMHO: Grecian 'Formula'
While the markets were in an apparent freefall last week, I could hear former Treasury Secretary Hank...
Tag: Alternative Investments
Maryland Pension Engages Alternative Investment Consultants
May 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Maryland State Retirement Agency (SRA) today announced that it has signed...
CalPERS Ratings Agency Suit Proceeds
May 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A judge has rejected an attempt to block a pension fund’s lawsuit...
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SkyBridge Acquires Citi Hedge Funds Businesses
April 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – SkyBridge Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the fund of hedge funds,...
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Wanted: Hedge Fund Consultant
April 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) is seeking a consultant to...
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Credit Suisse Launches Indexes Designed to Track Hedge Funds
March 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Credit Suisse has launched three new indexes on their Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) platform in...
Wirth Tapped to Head CalSTRS PE Portfolio
March 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Margot Wirth has been named to head the $17 billion private equity portfolio...
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AEGON Launches UK Property Fund
March 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AEGON Asset Management is launching a new property fund for pension fund investors.
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Seven New Hedge Fund Indices Debut
February 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Greenwich Alternative Investments has announced the launch of seven new investable hedge fund...
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Credit Suisse Launches New ETN
February 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Credit Suisse announced today that for the first time, U.S. investors will be...
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CalSTRS Expands Capital Access Private Equity Program
February 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has announced the expansion of its...
Mercer Beefs Up Alternatives Unit with Eight Hires
February 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)–Mercer has brought on board eight senior consultants as part of “a major expansion” of its alternative...
Hedge Fund Launches Declined 36% in 2009
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets raised by hedge fund startups in 2009 fell 36% from the previous year, according...
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Standard & Poor's Launches S&P GSCI Enhanced Sub-Indices
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Index provider Standard & Poor's has announced the launch of seven single commodity...
Principal R/E Fund Makes a Distribution
January 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sixteen months after imposing a withdrawal freeze, the Principal has made a partial...
Robeco-Sage Hires Director of Business Development
January 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fund of hedge fund manager Robeco-Sage has hired Michael Welch as Director of Business Development.
SGI Names Two to Alternative Products Posts
January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Security Global Investors (SGI) has named Jerome Abernathy and David Beeman to its quantitative investment...
Firms Raise $265M for ‘Clean Tech’ Fund
January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Masdar and Deutsche Bank have together launched the DB Masdar Clean Tech Fund and its...
Empire State Fund Puts $250M into Emerging Markets Hedge Fund
January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) has seeded a new feeder hedge fund...
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BlackRock Acquisition Extends Commercial R/E Reach
January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BlackRock, Inc. has acquired a firm that it says will expand its commercial...