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The changing role of hedge funds in the global economy

According to the modelling in this paper, a modest allocation to hedge funds would improve the returns to US public pension funds by about $13 billion annually. It also shows that the track record of hedge funds in recent years illustrates that hedge funds have not been “an important source of systemic risk”.
Amanda WhiteSeptember 21, 2011
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ADIA positive on equities outlook

The world’s largest SWF, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), added a number of new portfolios to equities and fixed income and reorganised its internal passive equities team in 2010, according to its second ever annual report, in which it also predicted a positive outlook for equities.
Amanda WhiteSeptember 14, 2011
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Is Bigger Better?

This updated version of the paper by the Rotman School, shows substantial positive scale economies in pension funds, with the largest plans outperforming smaller ones by 43-50 basis points per year. Between a third and one half of these gains arise from cost savings related to internal management, where costs are at least three times […]
Amanda WhiteSeptember 14, 2011
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Investment decision-makers at world’s largest funds to gather in Beijing

Dr Fan Gang, a member of the Chinese Government’s monetary policy committee, Professor Lasse Pedersen, member of the liquidity working group at the Reserve Bank, and Harvey Toor, chief risk officer of the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, are among the keynote presenters at conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com's inaugural symposium exclusively for investors. To access the program click here
Amanda WhiteSeptember 14, 2011
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