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Strategic asset allocation

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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Funds of hedge funds performance stuck in negative territory

Investors are concerned that almost 80% of funds of hedge funds are showing negative performance for 2011 at the end of August, according to research by Lyxor. Asset Management

Hedge Funds Review | 03 Oct 2011secure

Hedge funds set to become dominant active managers says Casey, Quirk & Associates partner.

Hedge fund distribution and business models will change as the industry becomes the centre of attention for liability driven investment and asset allocators, said Casey, Quirk & Associates partner.

Hedge Funds Review | 04 Jul 2011secure

Hedge fund classification may enhance uncorrelated returns

Diversification is a defence against major losses is a long-held investment tenet. Investors should seek uncorrelated asset classes so that if one falls, assets should be preserved elsewhere.

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Apr 2010secure

Middle East investors plan increased allocations to hedge funds

A majority of Middle East investors expect to increase or maintain their existing allocations to hedge funds in 2010. This is in stark contrast to 2009 when the majority expected to decrease allocations.......

Hedge Funds Review | 07 Mar 2010secure

Audio: Hedge fund performance issues main topic of latest N@ked Short Club show

Industry guests on the latest edition of the N@ked Short Club discussed 2009’s hedge fund performance with a particular emphasis on how hedge funds actually contributed alpha.

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Feb 2010 | screening image

Moving into alternatives

In 2007 one of the UK’s largest pension funds made the decision to allocate at least a fifth of its assets to alternatives. Hedge Funds Review finds out how USS is achieving its goal.

Hedge Funds Review | 02 Feb 2010secure

Hedge fund portfolio allocation is essential

Frontier Capital Management’s Michael Azlen believes an allocation to hedge funds should be a ‘must have’ for a well-balanced investment portfolio.

Hedge Funds Review | 21 Dec 2009secure

Opportunities from GAA

With market volatility continuing in 2009, the challenge for asset allocation has been to assess whether the deterioration in the outlook has been adequately matched by the fall in value of risk assets.......

Hedge Funds Review | 21 Dec 2009secure

Carlton Capital Partners concludes MBO

Carlton Capital Partners (CCP) has completed a management buy out (MBO) from former partners and holding company Carlton Partners.

Hedge Funds Review | 03 Nov 2009

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