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IFI WEEKLY PENSIONS: European pension funds investing directly in private companies

A new trend in European funds management is beginning to emerge as pension funds target new investment opportunities to enhance return. Some of the...

Japanese institutional investors embrace more hedge fund risk

Twice as many Japanese institutional investors invest in hedge funds compared to US institutions. October 23 (Financial Times): According to research from Greenwich Associates,...

HFR: Emerging markets top performer in third quarter

According to a new quarterly report from Hedge Fund Research, the emerging markets sector was the best performer in the third quarter of the...

Barclays Capital and Signet Capital Management launch bond offering hedge fund exposure

Barclays Capital and Signet Capital Management are launching a bond offering access to a diversified, multi-manager, multi-strategy fund of hedge funds. October 24 (HedgeWeek):...

Hedge funds pull in money but at a slower pace

Hedge funds attracted $9.4 billion in new money in the third quarter, the slowest pace of inflows since the second quarter of 2004. October...

Hedge fund comments by Yale investment officer draw fire

Suggestions that hedge funds should be subject to further restrictions made by Yale’s chief investment officer David Swensen has drawn criticism from hedge fund...

Niche investments offer big returns

According to hedge fund Psolve Alternative Investments, niche investments can offer returns of around 15%. October 20 (Reuters): According to Soondra Appavoo, managing director...

BaFin clears hedge funds of conspiracy guilt in Deutsche Boerse debacle

German FSA BaFin has cleared hedge funds of conspiring to control Deutsche Boerse when aiding to oust CEO Werner Seifert from his post. October...

Swedish hedge funds move in the local stock market

The biggest Swedish hedge funds have been very active in the local Swedish stock market in September and October. October 13 (Dagens Industri):...

Bundesbank official urges stiff shareholding disclosure

According to a Bundesbank official, cutting the threshold at which investors must declare that they have corporate shareholdings would further hedge fund transparency. October...

Alternative investment analyst certification more popular than ever

The number of candidates for the examinations giving a CAIA certificate has more than doubled last year. October 19 (HedgeWeek): A record 800 industry...

The Nordic hedge fund industry versus the global trends

In some respects, the make up of the Nordic hedge fund industry does not differ much from the global industry trends. In others, there...