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Hedge Funds Lure More Cash From Pensions as Gap Looms
February 25, 2010
State and large corporate pensions, underfunded by almost $1 trillion, are increasing their hedge-fund bets after a lull at the end of 2008. ... (read more)
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Investors drive boom in fund services outsourcing
2/11/10
What a difference a year has made. In 2009, hedge funds posted record gains, reversing steep declines from the year prior, and capital, coveting those impressive returns, is returning. ... (...
AMHERST, Massachusetts—Registration will close Tuesday, January 26 for the March examinations of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation. The CAIA is the only educational designation specifically for individuals...
Hedge funds face tighter employment market in 2010
January 15, 2010
Top hedge fund talent will seek high-quality, stable companies in 2010 according to Claude Schwab, head of the US hedge fund practice and a partner at Heidrick & Struggles.
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As a new regulatory regime for hedge funds continues to unfold, hedge funds listing on exchanges seems oh-so 2007. But a recent academic study finds that a surprise peripheral benefit is survival.
A recent decision taken by one large pension to invest in two alpha-centric strategies is notable for several reasons. Chief among them is the fact that one is from a hedge fund manager while one is from a traditional manager.
Portable Alpha has always been a convenient scapegoat for those who lost money in the stormy days of 2008. But now that the rain has gone, signs of balance and perspective are beginning to emerge.
Debate still rages over whether efforts to curb short-selling in the dark days of 2008 were fair and effective. With the SEC and others now putting into effect new, more permanent rules governing short sales, the question has re-surfaced.
