Hedge Fund Returns Climbing in 2017
Equity Hedge and Relative Value Arbitrage led the way in Q1.
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CDPQ CIO Resigns
Seven-year veteran Roland Lescure seeks to “enter public and political life.”
UK Pensions Regulator Provides New Trustee Investment Guidance
New guidance stresses the importance of focused, timely monitoring.
More Competition, Challenges for Direct Lending, Private Debt Market in 2017
Can the market support the number of new competitors driven by investor interest?
CFA Report Reveals Investment Industry at Turning Point
Report warns that investment industry leaders who fail to transform their business models may jeopardize their firms’ future.
NYC Comptroller Decries Senate Vote to Roll Back Pension Rule
Vote reversed Labor Department rule allowing cities to create savings plans.
NMSIC Considers Elimination of AR Portfolio
Fund would likely retain some hedge fund exposure through other asset classes.
Greenwich Associates Names Top Consulting Firms
NEPC, Pavilion Advisory Group, and Segal Marco Advisors top list of large consulting firms.
Funded Ratio for US Corporates Inches Higher in March
Levels remain similar to where they were eight or nine years ago, Mercer says.
Ford Foundation Commits $1 Billion To Impact Investing
Largest commitment of its kind by a private foundation; MRIs to be phased in over 10 years.
CalPERS Hires Director of Investment Management Engagement
Clinton Stevenson will execute a plan to commit $11 billion to emerging and transition managers.
High Court to Decide if Church-Affiliated Pension Plans Are ERISA Exempt
Hospital System employees argue that pension plans were wrongly classified.
Texas Muni Commits $380 Million to Real Estate, Absolute Return
Continues long diversification journey
Ontario Teachers’ Returns 4.2% for 2016, Tops Benchmark
Global currency returns were 7.2%
CalSTRS Buys First Social Bond
$5 million investment will finance women-owned enterprises and projects for low-income communities.