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Private equity fund managers vs limited partners
SEI has come out with the second of three reports on the private equity industry. This one, titled "Searching for Alignment" takes a look at the expectations gap that has arisen between manages and their limited partners, especially when it comes to issues that fall under the rubric "transparency.
Wall Street cuts philanthropic giving
Say what you want about Bear Stearns, but there was one area where the bank was truly right: It's advocacy of executive giving to charity. No other top bank required its executives to donate a set percentage of their income. For that, it should be applauded.
Of course, Bear Stearns is no more,
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
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
