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Hedge fund responds to crisis with backdoor listing

Hedge fund managers are moving to improve their capital base in the wake of the financial crisis, as well as their risk processes and asset/liability alignment for liquidity purposes.

STAFF WRITEROctober 14, 2009

Theo Jeurissen, chief investment officer of the Netherlands’ third largest pension fund, the â‚¬30 billion ($44 billion) PMT, talks to Kristen Paech about how the fund is re-assessing its risk frameworks post-crisis, and why a low tracking error is the cornerstone of the fund’s investment policy.

STAFF WRITEROctober 7, 2009

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GIC claws back half of 20 per cent investment loss

The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has recovered almost half of last financial year’s investment loss in recent months thanks to the revival in global stock markets, after recording a 20 per cent fall in assets in the year ending March 31, 2009.

STAFF WRITERSeptember 30, 2009

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The new reality of pension investment strategies

A survey of more than 85 senior level financial executives at US-based companies reveals few are taking steps to cut costs and improve governance but are reacting to the economic crisis by decreasing equities and eliminating defined contribution investment options. The report by Watson Wyatt shows that two thirds of companies have made changes, or […]

STAFF WRITERSeptember 30, 2009

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USS funded status plunges as assets fall 25 per cent

The Â£21.7 billion ($35 billion) Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is facing the prospect of having to initiate a recovery plan after a 25 per cent fall in its assets in the financial year ending March 2009 caused its funded status to drop by almost 30 per cent.

STAFF WRITERSeptember 30, 2009

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Infrastructure allocations below 3 per cent “meaningless”

Listed infrastructure drew attention last year for all the wrong reasons. Kristen Paech talks to Bruce Eidelson, San Diego-based director, real estate securities at Russell Investments, about the viability of the asset class post-crisis, and why privatisation in the US could boost US pension allocations.

STAFF WRITERSeptember 29, 2009

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Hedge fund responds to crisis with backdoor listing

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PMT evaluates risk tool kit

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GIC claws back half of 20 per cent investment loss

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The new reality of pension investment strategies

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USS funded status plunges as assets fall 25 per cent

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Infrastructure allocations below 3 per cent “meaningless”

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