Best Year for Hedge Funds Since 1999; Venture Capital Suffers
While hedge funds had their best year in a decade, venture capital fundraising suffered.
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Survey: Pensions Increase Funds Scrutiny; Assets Shift
Review signals widespread review of managers and revised asset allocation.
Abu Dhabi SWF Will Refine Its Investment Stategy
U.S. treasuries will remain a key diversification tool.
Report: Private Equity Fundraising Has Gloomy Expectations for 2010
After a dismal 2009, the private equity space still looks bleak.
Barclays Pension Fund Boosts in-House Investment Team
Nick Stacey has been named associate director of manager selection at the £16 billion ($25.6 billion) Barclays U.K. Retirement Fund.
Blackrock’s Doll: Buy Stocks; U.S. Economy Outruns; Health Care Wins
Predictions for 2010 and the upcoming decade from Bob Doll at Blackrock, the world’s biggest asset manager.
PIMCO’s Gross Says Fed Exit May Debilitate Markets
The influential bond fund manager, warning of “carefree check writing,” said that with central bank support removed, markets may suffer.
Private Equity Expert to Run NYC’s Pension Funds
Larry Schloss has agreed to become the next chief investment officer for New York City.
Ontario Teachers’ Moves into Mortgage Insurance Business
AIG has sold its Canadian mortgage insurance unit to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
The ai5000 Top Five Institutional Investment Stories of 2009
The Revelation of the Full Extent of American Endowment Problems Entering 2009, the world knew that trouble was afoot at America’s largest endowments. Reports were emerging from Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Harvard, and others as early as September 2008 that
Private Equity Titan Terminates Fund
(December 23, 2009) – Europe’s Candover has agreed to close its nearly $5 billion buyout fund, a fall from grace for this once mighty private equity house. The firm confirmed late last week that its five year investment window
PIMCO’s Gross Reduces Government Debt Holdings, Moves to Cash
(December 23, 2009) – Bill Gross’s Pacific investment Management Co. (PIMCO), a weathervane for many institutional investors, reportedly has raised its cash holdings to the highest levels since September 2008. According to a report from Bloomberg, PIMCO’s Total Return Fund
Dubai, Again, Gets Bailout from Abu Dhabi
Not for the first time in 2009, Abu Dhabi—the federal seat of government for the United Arab Emirates—has been forced to step in and provide an injection of funds for a debt-ridden Dubai.
Dubai World, under Duress, Plans To Sell Assets
Dubai World plans to sell assets for cash, but the government continues to maintain that it has no financial responsibility for the sovereign wealth arm that it created to fund the city’s growth.
UK Merger Market Hurt by DB Pensions
A CBI/Watson Wyatt study also shows that corporate profits are more often than not hurt by the pension costs associated with defined benefit systems.