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Danish white collar pension fund takes the alternative route

FP (FunktionærPension) commits to global property fund of funds and also considers hedge funds January 30 (epn,com): FunktionærPension (FP), the 805 million Euro fund...

Multi-Strategy managers gaining ground

Multi-strategy managers are receiving increasing attention from sophisticated pension funds that want high returns without the extra layer of fees charged by funds of...

Alternative investments return 30.1% at Sweden’s AP2

Swedish national pension fund AP2’s alternative investments generated a solid 30.1% return in 2005. February 10 (BusinessWire): The Second Swedish National Pension Fund/AP2 has...

Investment fund assets grow to €14 trillion

Investment fund assets worldwide rose 5.8% at the end of third quarter 2005 to €14.4 trillion February 10 (IPE.com): According to the European Funds...

Funds of hedge funds face liquidity squeeze

Funds of hedge funds may no longer offer quick turnovers for investors, because the funds they invest in are imposing longer waiting periods on...

S&P HFI Hedge Fund Index up 2.10% in January

According to Standard & Poor’s, hedge funds returns, as measured by the S&P Hedge Fund Index (S&P HFI), rose 2.01% in January. February 9:...

Hedge funds Idea, DnB Nor Global Quant and Nordic Omega join the NHX Hedgenordic hedge fund index

Three newly launched Nordic hedge funds, Swedish funds Idea and DnB Nor Global Quant along with Norwegian Nordic Omega have recently joined the NHX...

Equity hedge funds beat stocks in January

Equity hedge funds started the year with strong returns of nearly 4%, outperforming the equity markets. February 9 (Reuters): Equity hedge funds started the...

Hedge fund numbers may confuse instead of clarify

2005 meant a lesser degree of interest in hedge fund investing, but exactly how less a degree? Calculations on this vary greatly. February 9...

ABN Amro: No need to hedge FX long-term

According to a new study by ABN Amro and the London Business School, investors don’t need not hedge currency over the long term. ...

Altos the best performing Nordic fund in December

For the third time during 2005, the Finnish equity fund Altos is the top performer among Nordic hedge funds. With a return of...

Barclays Global Investors enters hedge fund-of-funds business and lands at the top

Barclays Global Investors is creating a hedge fund-of-funds operation which is set to launch new strategies later this year. Barclays Global Investors is creating...