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News

• New York allocates as Cantillon shuts down

  06 Jul 2009

• Australian pension scheme Sunsuper terminates Everest after drop in AUM

  06 Jul 2009

• CalPERS sticks to the redemption trail

  06 Jul 2009

• China prepares allocation to hedge funds

  06 Jul 2009

• Connecticut town redeems from UBP

  06 Jul 2009

• West Midlands puts $49m in Old Mutual arbitrage fund

  06 Jul 2009

• Fresno narrows search via FoF stress test

  06 Jul 2009

• Milwaukee County adds hedge funds to strategy

  06 Jul 2009

• Italy's Cassa della Spezia redeems

  06 Jul 2009

• UK's Lambeth shifts 20% into FoHFs

  06 Jul 2009

• Texas Municipal to hire funds of funds

  06 Jul 2009

• Wales' Flintshire council plans further allocation

  06 Jul 2009

• Indiana commits $120m

  06 Jul 2009

• Colorado Fire and Police drops portable alpha

  06 Jul 2009

• San Diego halts equity market-neutral search

  06 Jul 2009

• Nestlé awards advisory services mandate to Gottex

  06 Jul 2009

• New Jersey tracks fund placement agents

  06 Jul 2009

• Boston hunts 130/30 managers

  06 Jul 2009

• IMQubator allocates $35m to Branta fund

  06 Jul 2009

• Tomlinson launches advice shop on managed accounts

  06 Jul 2009

• Van Eck offers retail multi-manager fund

  06 Jul 2009

• HSBC moves into distressed with $85m, short-dated vehicle

  06 Jul 2009

• Arden strikes JP Morgan advisory deal

  06 Jul 2009

• ISPartners launches investor-friendly Xenon Liquid Plus Fund

  06 Jul 2009

• Bramdean rift hits UK local councils

  06 Jul 2009

• SAIL to sub-advise ING's multi-manager strategies

  06 Jul 2009

• Zhang leads Permal's Asia expansion via Singapore

  06 Jul 2009

• Cogo Wolf launches liquidity fund

  06 Jul 2009

• 47 Degrees rolls out diversified innovation fund

  06 Jul 2009

• Aida Capital improves liquidity profile

  06 Jul 2009

• Ruehl decides to shut down Gleacher business

  06 Jul 2009

• Crestline's Mozzocci joins Pluscios

  06 Jul 2009

• Meade leads AlphaMetrix client relations

  06 Jul 2009

• Doppstadt takes CIO role at Ford Foundation

  06 Jul 2009

• Rogers hires Kirino to Tokyo team

  06 Jul 2009

• Tradex brings on board Agarwal in Asia

  06 Jul 2009

• Prisma expands staff, relocates to NY

  06 Jul 2009

• Vision appoints three to handle investor relations

  06 Jul 2009

• Permal takes on McDonald from EIM

  06 Jul 2009

• TIFF bolsters two of its boards with CIOs

  06 Jul 2009

• Stratos's Callahan re-joins Coast

  06 Jul 2009

Industry Analysis

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  As regulation hits stalemate will SEC fund registration undergo a revival?

  06 Jul 2009

  While the regulation debate drags on, InvestHedge examines if funds of funds in the SEC-registered universe will benefit and how they shape up from both performance and transparency perspectives

Profiles

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  Finland's KEVA looks directly to hedge funds

  06 Jul 2009

  The local government pension fund has invested via FOHFs since 2001, but now plans to diversify into direct investment to improve returns and transparency.

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  Prisma's customised angle gives it the edge for institutional investors

  06 Jul 2009

  A scion of the structure and culture found at Goldman Sachs, New York-based Prisma Capital has exploited a niche in the market to provide the discipline, dialogue and customisation that institutional clients require.

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  The private investor’s view

  06 Jul 2009

  High-net-worth individuals want the same serious service as institutions and Francis Claessens’ London Wealth Peer Group is leading the fight.

Performance

• Balmy May is best month for hedge funds in ages

  06 Jul 2009

• Permal rides emerging markets rally

  06 Jul 2009

• Stellar time for Sandalwood Securities

  06 Jul 2009

• Confidence boosts global multi-strategy returns

  06 Jul 2009

• Indian election news brings step change for Asia-Pacific FoHF

  06 Jul 2009

• Global rally pushes EM funds ahead of the field

  06 Jul 2009

Events

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  Tomorrow's Hedge Fund Investor

  06 Jul 2009

  Joseph Haslip, assistant comptroller for pensions at the City of New York, and Gerlof de Vrij, head of global tactical asset allocation at APG Asset Management in Holland will be offering an investor's viewpoint from both sides of the pond at the annual InvestHedge Forum, to be held in London in September.

Comment

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  Zombie legends reenact the Night of the Living Dead

  06 Jul 2009

  I Am Legend, the 1954 science fiction/horror novel by Richard Matheson about the last man alive in Los Angeles facing a plague of the undead, could very easily be re-set in modern day Manhattan Midtown or London's Mayfair about the last hedge funds and funds of funds standing.

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  'Post-modern' portfolio theory 101

  06 Jul 2009

  So much for those lazy, hazy days of summer that chief investment officers and trustees were anticipating.

Investors

• New York allocates as Cantillon shuts down

  06 Jul 2009

• Australian pension scheme Sunsuper terminates Everest after drop in AUM

  06 Jul 2009

• CalPERS sticks to the redemption trail

  06 Jul 2009

• China prepares allocation to hedge funds

  06 Jul 2009

• Connecticut town redeems from UBP

  06 Jul 2009

• West Midlands puts $49m in Old Mutual arbitrage fund

  06 Jul 2009

• Fresno narrows search via FoF stress test

  06 Jul 2009

• Milwaukee County adds hedge funds to strategy

  06 Jul 2009

• Italy's Cassa della Spezia redeems

  06 Jul 2009

• UK's Lambeth shifts 20% into FoHFs

  06 Jul 2009

• Texas Municipal to hire funds of funds

  06 Jul 2009

• Wales' Flintshire council plans further allocation

  06 Jul 2009

• Indiana commits $120m

  06 Jul 2009

• Colorado Fire and Police drops portable alpha

  06 Jul 2009

• San Diego halts equity market-neutral search

  06 Jul 2009

• Nestlé awards advisory services mandate to Gottex

  06 Jul 2009

• New Jersey tracks fund placement agents

  06 Jul 2009

• Boston hunts 130/30 managers

  06 Jul 2009

• IMQubator allocates $35m to Branta fund

  06 Jul 2009

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  Finland's KEVA looks directly to hedge funds

  06 Jul 2009

  The local government pension fund has invested via FOHFs since 2001, but now plans to diversify into direct investment to improve returns and transparency.

• Guide to current hedge fund mandates

  06 Jul 2009

Data

• InvestHedge league tables Jun-09

  03 Aug 2009

• League Table

  29 Jul 2009

• InvestHedge league tables May-09

  06 Jul 2009