Investors

• Former West Midlands chief speaks of hedge fund process

  06 Sep 2012

• Highline and Saba to benefit at New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association

  06 Sep 2012

• Brevan Howard wins in Camden as allocation upped to 10%

  06 Sep 2012

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  Church of England selects Winton, Bridgewater and BlackRock

  06 Sep 2012

• Kern County goes direct

  06 Sep 2012

• Hedge funds fall out of favour as Lancashire County Pension Fund severs ties with Gottex

  06 Sep 2012

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  Colorado Fire & Police Pension Association allocates $36m to AKO

  06 Sep 2012

• Korean fund mulls diversification

  06 Sep 2012

• TNO lets go of hedge funds

  06 Sep 2012

News

• Permal to offer fourth opportunistic fund

  06 Sep 2012

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  FRM’s credit head moves to Ignis

  06 Sep 2012

• Lyxor promotes Bernstein for US sales

  06 Sep 2012

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  Redington appoints VP to devise bespoke strategies

  06 Sep 2012

• Global corporate pensions battle growing pension deficits

  06 Sep 2012

• Milltrust hires InfraHedge for emerging-markets platform

  06 Sep 2012

Industry Analysis

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  Blackstone passes $40bn milestone as global FoHFs reach $600bn in assets

  06 Sep 2012

  Consolidation and customisation continue to dominate the industry, while global macro and credit expect to see inflows in the next six months

Profiles

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  LASERS creates a $900m customised and concentrated portfolio

  06 Sep 2012

  The Louisiana pension fund aims for optimal diversification via three FoHFs and Bridgewater

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  Thalia has tailored the Haussmann philosophy to bloom while others have wilted

  06 Sep 2012

  Lugano-based firm thrives on conventional FoHF form, managing a three to five-year view

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  Lyxor’s faith in managed accounts is cornerstone of institutional strategy

  06 Sep 2012

  CalSTRS and PGGM lead the way in Lyxor’s managed account expansion into the institutional arena

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  ARK: heart-shaped absolute return

  06 Sep 2012

  Absolute Return for Kids applies the business precepts of hedge funds to a wide-ranging programme of charitable schemes to benefit disadvantaged children

Performance

• RIC Watch: Ironwood rakes in assets with new RIC

  06 Sep 2012

  Ironwood Institutional Multi-Strategy Fund

• Global macro boosts performance in July

  06 Sep 2012

• Performance: Top 10 funds of funds

  06 Sep 2012

Events

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  InvestHedge Forum & Awards 2012: The Pursuit of Performance

  06 Sep 2012

  InvestHedge unites the Forum and Awards to create a unique investor experience on 2-3 October at the British Museum in London

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  InvestHedge Awards for Performance Excellence 2012

  06 Sep 2012

  InvestHedge hosts gala evening at the British Museum to reward those who have achieved consistency over the five-year cycle

Comment

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  How to win the hedge fund investor Olympics

  06 Sep 2012

  The art of hedge fund investing is to realise that it is not a static game

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  Tough times for start-ups – but class of 2012 could be best ever

  06 Sep 2012

  Although the industry may be in tougher times, it has also matured and changed in some ways for the better

Mandates

• Institutional mandates – September 2012

  06 Sep 2012

  Guide to current hedge fund mandates

Data

• InvestHedge league tables – July 2012

  06 Sep 2012

• Top 10 funds by strategy over the past 3 months

  06 Sep 2012