Investors

• Arizona tops up allocation with $400m to hedge funds

  05 Dec 2011

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  Asian institutions flock to alternatives

  05 Dec 2011

• Royal Mail eyes hedge fund exposure

  05 Dec 2011

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  New York City Employees’ Retirement System moves forward with direct portfolio

  05 Dec 2011

• Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund hires Shah as CIO

  05 Dec 2011

• West Midlands in the UK reviews strategic allocation

  05 Dec 2011

• Australian media fund takes first hedge fund steps

  05 Dec 2011

• New Jersey taps more credit, macro and commodities

  05 Dec 2011

• Ohio Highway Patrol weighs Pinnacle allocation

  05 Dec 2011

• Palladino named chief investment officer in Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds

  05 Dec 2011

• UK’s Camden Council to invest $70m in FoHF

  05 Dec 2011

• Illinois Teachers expands absolute return programme

  05 Dec 2011

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  Rhode Island hires twelve new managers

  05 Dec 2011

• CalPERS considers boosting hedge fund programme in the new year

  05 Dec 2011

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  West Virginia adds AQR and Pershing Square

  05 Dec 2011

News

• Blackstone latest to take the ‘retail’ RIC road

  05 Dec 2011

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  Hermes ready to take long/short equities to investors that want to de-risk portfolios

  05 Dec 2011

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  IPAF to give investors access to professional and experienced non-executive directors

  05 Dec 2011

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  Syz teams up with UBS to offer ‘next generation’ managed account option

  05 Dec 2011

• BNP Paribas’s THEAM to boost investment in Asia-focused funds

  05 Dec 2011

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  Nexar Capital goes global with hire of Unigestion’s Prudent

  05 Dec 2011

Industry Analysis

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  Harnessing the convergence between traditional and alternative investments

  05 Dec 2011

  The revival of SEC fund registration is slow but remains popular with big banks and large FoHF brands wanting to deepen distribution and go retail

Profiles

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  Frontier blends synthetic replicators with hedge funds to create a unique ‘active’ cocktail

  05 Dec 2011

  UK-based manager finds a way to give ‘honest’ returns after fees and costs

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  Northill backing for Alpha Strategic gives big boost to capital resources

  05 Dec 2011

  UK PLC offers cash for revenue-share deals as managers look for capital without giving up control

Performance

• Funds of funds enjoy some respite in October thanks to a rally in global equity markets

  05 Dec 2011

• Latin American funds lead the way in emerging markets resurgence

  05 Dec 2011

• Global macro suffers after dollar weakens against crisis-hit euro

  05 Dec 2011

• FoHFs breathe mini sigh of relief in October

  05 Dec 2011

• Performance: Top 10 funds of funds

  05 Dec 2011

Comment

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  2012: Hedge funds go retail globally

  05 Dec 2011

  Asset management dynamic is back in play as hedge funds try to navigate the retail minefield

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  The prisoners of passive investing

  05 Dec 2011

  Next year’s investment decisions will need to be based on realising investment goals rather than paralysis and passivity

Mandates

• Institutional mandates: November 2011

  05 Dec 2011

  Guide to current hedge fund mandates

Data

• InvestHedge league tables December 2011

  05 Dec 2011

• Top 10 funds by strategy over the past 3 months

  05 Dec 2011