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How much will pensions invest in hedge funds?
A lot of institutions got burned in the hedge fund pyrotechnics that flowed from the financial crisis. But pensions are as interested as ever in investing in hedge funds specifically and alternatives generically. Agecroft Partners predicts that pension plans will significantly increase their exp
KKR's marketing event for investors
Fund raising is much tougher for private equity firms these days. The days of near-$20 billion funds seem to be long gone. But for some, the time of fund raising is now. And you perhaps need to pull out all the marketing goodies.
Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts has "invited existing investors to
Pension outsources for top advisor talent
The San Diego County Employees Retirement Association board wants to attract top talent to become its top investment advisor. But despite three searches and many resumes, it simply wasn't satisfied with the candidates. The board was hampered in part by salary caps imposed by the county. So it deci
Finding talent, a big challenge in 2010
So what's in store for hedge funds this year? The overall environment, regarding fund raising and the markets, looks okay. But there could well be some internal struggles. For one thing, talent will be hard to come by.
According to Heidrick & Struggles, "the availability of senior top tale
Exclusive school overexposed to hedge fund?
Moody's lowered it's rating on the exclusive Spence School's $15.3 million of municipal bonds by one level last month to A1, reports Bloomberg. The move was driven by the fact that after purchasing some land near its Manhattan campus, the school's endowment may be overexposed to a single hedge
Private equity investors press to get their money back
While hedge funds have been struggling to keep limited partners from redeeming investments, the private equity industry was breathing a bit easier. Their agreements generally called for much longer, often 3-year, lock-ups that made the proverbial "rush to the exit" less likely. Indeed, some were t
And the biggest investors in hedge funds are...
So here's a question for you: Who provides hedge funds with the most investment money? Most of us would answer--in knee-jerk fashion--institutions, of course. We would be wrong--and right. Pensions, endowments and foundations still provide a hefty chunk to the hedge funds on average at 13 perc
