Investors

• San Bernardino mulls options to go direct

  03 Oct 2011

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  Texas Teachers rejigs staff and doubles hedge fund allocation

  03 Oct 2011

• UK’s Lambeth Pension Fund shift in asset allocation deemed to be a success

  03 Oct 2011

• CalPERS seeds Breton Hill with $100m for manager foray

  03 Oct 2011

• World Bank’s IFC takes first steps

  03 Oct 2011

• Chicago Police stakes out managers

  03 Oct 2011

• Gwynedd of Wales seeks active management for 20% of fund assets

  03 Oct 2011

• Abu Dhabi develops alternatives via seeding

  03 Oct 2011

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  Harvard Management records gains post hedge fund revamp

  03 Oct 2011

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  Virginia hires new CIO from Oregon PERS

  03 Oct 2011

• Hillingdon sees ROI

  03 Oct 2011

News

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  Equity markets ‘most lucrative’, finds LCH

  03 Oct 2011

• Islandbridge unveils new global emerging markets fund

  03 Oct 2011

• Johnson joins Arden

  03 Oct 2011

• Fundana sets up advisory shop

  03 Oct 2011

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  Hermes in seeding tie-up deal

  03 Oct 2011

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  Ignis Advisors develops team with five appointments

  03 Oct 2011

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  DGAM’s tail hedge returns 124% in August

  03 Oct 2011

• Dexion Capital unveils innovative fee structure for Equity Alternative portfolio

  03 Oct 2011

Profiles

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  Swedish environmental research foundation turns to hedge funds to enhance the asset mix

  03 Oct 2011

  Mistra is seeking to preserve long-term capital by revisiting asset allocation

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  PGGM’s hedge fund overhaul is nearly complete with FoHFs off the menu

  03 Oct 2011

  Dutch pension giant implements managed accounts for responsible investing

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  Entrepreneurial spirit prevails at Barlow Partners

  03 Oct 2011

  New York-based FoHF takes a lean and clean approach to long/short equity manager selection

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  Saguenay Strathmore promises bespoke solutions for institutional investors

  03 Oct 2011

  Rather than selling a pre-packaged product, Saguenay Strathmore Capital sees the future in offering a customised approach to clients’ investments

Performance

• Dog days of summer leave global multi-strategy median figures floundering

  03 Oct 2011

• Global macro shows broad variance in performance due to trends

  03 Oct 2011

• Some multi-strategy players rally despite widespread market volatility

  03 Oct 2011

• August proves a struggle for funds of funds

  03 Oct 2011

• Performance: Top 10 funds of funds

  03 Oct 2011

Events

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  InvestHedge Forum 2011: Embracing a new investor paradigm despite continuing volatile markets

  03 Oct 2011

  More than 350 delegates gathered to discuss how to build a sustainable future

• Panel session: Longer-term view – why investors play the hedge fund game

  03 Oct 2011

  Investors want stability and active tools

• Panel session: Can socially responsible investing and the quest for alpha coexist?

  03 Oct 2011

  Investors must address responsibility

• Panel session: Confessions of the asset raisers – making the most of marketing

  03 Oct 2011

  Marketing is now essential to hedge funds

• Panel session: Shooting for the stars – alternative ways to enhance performance

  03 Oct 2011

  Alternative thinking can boost performance

• Keynote address: Howard Rossman, Mesirow Advanced Strategies

  03 Oct 2011

  Learning from mistakes is vital for making good decisions, says Rossman

• Stream session: Lift off – start up to star

  03 Oct 2011

  Start-ups back in vogue

• Panel session: Building a sustainable business – people, process and succession planning

  03 Oct 2011

  Building for tomorrow

• Keynote address: Lawrence Powell, Utah Retirement Systems

  03 Oct 2011

  Powell: It’s time for institutional investors to start communicating

• Stream session: Cash is king – or is it?

  03 Oct 2011

  Cash presents both risk and opportunity, so ask the right questions first

• Panel session: Greek debt and natural disaster – where is the global macro wind blowing?  

  03 Oct 2011

  Policy is a key factor for the global economy

• Stream session: Avoiding Jekyll & Hyde – due diligence and beyond 

  03 Oct 2011

  Asking the right ‘hard’ questions is essential if due diligence is to have value

• Keynote address: Nick Rohatyn, The Rohatyn Group

  03 Oct 2011

  How to play the emerging markets – more cleverly

• Panel session: Portfolio revolution – Making the most of alpha and beta

  03 Oct 2011

  Forget about chasing alpha and concentrate on portfolio strength

• Panel session: Living in harmony – can consultants and FoHF share the same lunch? 

  03 Oct 2011

  The same but different

• Stream session: Environmental investing – digging for green alpha

  03 Oct 2011

  Green is everywhere

• Keynote address: Kathryn Graham, BT Pension Scheme

  03 Oct 2011

  Investment freedom and calculated risk-taking is key, argues Graham

Comment

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  Lego and the secret of hedge fund investing

  03 Oct 2011

  The evolution of hedge fund investing has been a bit like playing with Lego. The first box comes with instructions that are copied assiduously. Over time, the enthusiast glides effortlessly into creativity

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  Has the cost of seeding hit an all-time low?

  03 Oct 2011

  Emerging-manager allocations have become a private equity-like deal with investor and manager incentives being more fully aligned for a set period of time

Mandates

• Institutional mandates: October 2011

  03 Oct 2011

  Guide to current hedge fund mandates

Data

• InvestHedge league tables October 2011

  03 Oct 2011

• Top 10 funds by strategy over the past 3 months

  03 Oct 2011