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Why AP4 invests with emerging hedge fund managers

In contrast to other investors, AP4 invests the vast majority of its hedge fund allocation with emerging managers in a strategy it believes taps both outperformance and lower fees. We look at how it spots talent and what strategies it focuses on.
Sarah RundellOctober 13, 2022
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New Jersey flags hedge fund benefits in volatile times

 August 15, 2022
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Hedge funds appeal at Ilmarinen as volatility returns

Sarah RundellJuly 4, 2022
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Future Fund uses alternatives as a skeleton key to achieve portfolio goals

Amanda WhiteSeptember 28, 2021
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BpfBOUW: The importance of hedge funds

Sarah RundellFebruary 15, 2021
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Future Fund sticks with hedge funds

Australia’s A$168 billion Future Fund is looking to add more money to its A$22.6 billion hedge fund program where it can find managers with spare capacity, to help protect the portfolio against a sell-off in the equity market.
Sarah JonesJanuary 31, 2020
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Hawaii expands CRO strategy

The new CIO at the Hawaii state pension fund is looking for additional sources of uncorrelated return, including hedge funds, and will look to add new managers to the lineup. Sarah Rundell talks to Elizabeth Burton.
Sarah RundellDecember 10, 2019
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Bridgewater and UTIMCO talk China

The $41 billion University of Texas Investment Management has been investing in China since 2007 and its CIO, Britt Harris says it “must be taken seriously”. Presenting at the endowment's board meeting, co-CIO of Bridgewater, Bob Prince, agreed, saying “China is too big to avoid”.
Sarah RundellOctober 17, 2019
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Spain’s Caixa boosts risk off allocation

In an overhaul of investments impacting almost every asset class, Spain’s largest corporate pension fund, is looking to increase diversification and improve its ESG ratings. It’s decreased equities in favour of US government bonds as part of a strategy to protect the portfolio in a potential downturn, this strategy also includes tail risk hedging, currency hedging and slashing its hedge funds allocation.
Sarah RundellJune 4, 2019
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