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Asset allocation

Alternatives secure highest allocations from US college and university endowments in 2011

US college and university endowments favour allocations to alternatives, including hedge funds. Best returns in 2011 came from commodities/managed futures, energy/natural resources and venture capital.......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Feb 2012secure

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Hedging pressure-based long/short commodity strategy used for third generation commodity index

Edhec has constructed a long/short commodity strategy capturing the risk premium in commodity futures markets and that can be used to design a third generation commodity index.

Hedge Funds Review | 20 Jan 2012

Institutional investors in $1bn club set to allocate even more money to hedge funds in 2012

Data and intelligence provider Preqin says institutional investors allocating $1 billion or more to hedge funds will be key to shaping the industry. Many are allocating to emerging hedge fund managers.......

Hedge Funds Review | 16 Jan 2012secure

Barclays Capital forecasts major changes in hedge fund allocations for 2012

Report predicts steady flow of new capital into hedge funds. Reallocation of exiting allocations across strategies and managers could be the big story in 2012 as money flows top 2007 figures.

Hedge Funds Review | 16 Jan 2012secure

Hedge fund asset flows in 2012 should top pre-2008, says Agecroft

Hedge funds will benefit from pension funds increasing their allocations to alternatives in 2012. Retail investors are also likely to look to alternative investments, according to Agecroft Partners.

Hedge Funds Review | 04 Jan 2012secure

Swiss funds industry attracts inflows in November after two months of outflows

Swiss investment funds had inflows in November despite falls in major equity indexes and euro gains against the Swiss franc. The industry should benefit further when new rules are implemented in 2013....

Hedge Funds Review | 21 Dec 2011secure

Partnership at heart of Blackstone investment into emerging hedge fund managers

Blackstone takes an economic stake as a partner in a select number of hedge funds using its size and scale to bring intellectual and financial capital to help nurture and grow a sustainable business.

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011secure

Building strong investor relationships is key to successful third-party marketing

Marketing Ucits hedge funds is challenging, involving education of an investor base often new to hedge funds. Hedge fund managers, too, are unfamiliar with this new class of investor.

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011secure

Audio: Dr Stu talks about the Naked Short Club and hedge funds

Enigmatic presenter and host of the Naked Short Club Dr Stu talks about how the programme has helped demystify the hedge fund industry through an eclectic mix of talk, music and poetry.

Hedge Funds Review | 09 Dec 2011 | screening imagesecure

California State Teachers' Retirement System hires Lyxor for global macro hedge fund initiative

French-based Lyxor Asset Management is to advise the California state teachers' pension plan Calstrs on an initial $200 million allocation to a new global macro hedge fund portfolio.

Hedge Funds Review | 07 Dec 2011secure

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