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European pension funds back away from fund of hedge funds

According to Investor Source, European pension funds are losing interest in FoHFs citing weak returns and high fees. December 9 (Reuters): According to research...

US court questions basics of SEC hedge fund rule

US appeals court judges on Friday questioned the legal basis of a new SEC rule that will force hedge fund advisers to register with...

Four Nordic hedge funds nominated for 2005 EuroHedge awards

The Nordic hedge fund industry is well represented on the 2005 EuroHedge nominees list. The nominees are Danish fund Carnegie WorldWide, the Swedish SEB...

Reuters survey: Funds of hedge funds eye Japanese stocks

Funds of hedge funds remain upbeat on the outlook for Japanese stocks. December 8 (Reuters): According to a Reuters survey, funds of hedge funds...

Study: European pension funds increase alternative investments but not hedge funds

According to a new study, European pension funds are likely to increase their allocations to alternative investments, allthough not necessarily to hedge funds. December...

Georgeson Review: Majority Voting Debate and Hedge Fund Activists Dominate 2005 Proxy Season

According to a new survey, 2005 saw the emergence of hedge funds and arbitrageurs as a force to be reckoned with in election contests...

Low alpha ahead for FoHFs

According to a new Mercer survey, large FoHF managers are pessimistic about future alpha possibilities. December 7 (HedgeWorld): Managers of the largest FoHFs had...

Barclay: Hedge funds gain 1.93% in November

Hedge funds gained 1.93% in November; possible double-digit returns in 2005 in sight. December 7 (MarketWatch): Hedge funds gained 1.93% in November, setting the...

Standard & Poor’s looks to add more hedge fund clients with Capital IQ’s innovative technology and data platform

Standard & Poor's Capital IQ division has released a new version of the Capital IQ Platform featuring a broad range of fixed income and...

Norway’s Petroleum Fund loses key people to hedge funds

The loss of key people, often to start hedge funds, is the main reason why fund managers are fired by the Norwegian Petroleum Fund...

Ruukki outsources foreign equities, ups hedge funds

Finnish steel and metal pension fund Ruukki hopes to bring additional value to its portfolio by outsourcing its foreign equity holdings November 21 (European...

CTAs top hedge fund performance in November

Hedge funds that make directional bets in futures markets using buy and sell signals from computer models were top performers in November December  6...