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The Return Of Deflation?
Jamie McGeever of Reuters reports, Deflation threat returns to stalk investors and policymakers:Fear of falling prices in a debt-laden world has returned to unnerve investors and central banks alike,...
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California Dreamin'?
Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee reports, California pension funds saw $100 billion gain in 2013-14:California’s state and local government pension systems saw their assets climb by more than $100...
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The End of Private Equity Superheroes?
Devin Banerjee of Bloomberg reports, Rubenstein Says Private Equity’s Fees, Investors Have Changed:The private equity industry has changed the most in decades as its investor base evolves and clients...
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Risk On, Risk Off?
Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Lawrence Delevingne of Reuters report,Hedge fund Elliott eyes fresh market turbulence:Paul Singer's $27 billion hedge fund Elliott Associates is worried about Europe's prospects...
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Red Light For Hedge Funds?
Julia La Roche of Business Insider reports, Hedge funds are getting smoked by the commodities slump:The collapse in commodity prices has burnt another hedge fund.Vermillion, a commodity hedge fund...
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Alpha, Beta, and Beyond?
Nouriel Roubini, professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and Chairman of Roubini Global Economics, wrote an article for Project Syndicate, Alpha, Beta, and Beyond:Even in normal times, individual...
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Investing In Soros's Protégé?
Katherine Burton of Bloomberg reports, Scott Bessent to Start His Own Hedge Fund With $2 Billion From Soros:Scott Bessent, who’s been overseeing George Soros’s $30 billion fortune for the last four...
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AIMCo Gains 9.9% Net in 2014
The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) recently announced a total fund net return of 9.9% in 2014:The net of fees return was 11.2% for pension and endowment Clients, and 4.4% for...
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The Fed's Deflation Problem?
Lucia Mutikani of Reuters reports, Improving U.S. jobs market bolsters case for Fed rate hike:U.S. employment rose at a solid clip in July and wages rebounded after a surprise stall in the prior month,...
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Going Dutch on Private Equity?
Simon Clark of the Wall Street Journal reports, Dutch Pension Fund Demands Full Fee Disclosure From Private-Equity Firms:A Dutch pension fund running €186.6 billion ($204 billion) is to cease investing...
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China's Big Bang?
Nigel Stephenson of Reuters reports, China's devaluation raises currency war fear as Greece strikes deal:China's shock 2 percent devaluation of the yuan on Tuesday pushed the dollar higher and raised...
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Full Steam Ahead on the ORPP?
Ashley Csanady of the National Post reports, Ontario to start implementing new pension plan in 2017, with full roll-out expected by 2020:Ontario’s pension plan will come in waves, but all employees in...
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Beware of Small Hedge Funds?
Mark Fahey of CNBC reports, Small hedge funds aren't as great as they say:You've probably heard the conventional wisdom: Smaller, younger hedge funds are more nimble, and tend to bring better returns...
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The Bond King's Dire Warning?
Myles Udland of Business Insider reports, Gundlach: If oil goes to $40 a barrel, something is 'very, very wrong with the world':West Texas Intermediate crude oil is at a six-year low of $43 a...
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Top Funds' Activity in Q2 2015
Matt Turner of Business Insider reports, These are the stocks the biggest names in the hedge fund industry have been buying and selling:Hedge funds had to publish their 13F filings on Friday, and that...
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Trouble At Canada's Biggest Pensions?
Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports, CPPIB eyeing global investments, even as ‘difficult’ conditions push fund to losses: The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is continuing to pursue...
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Norway's Giant Fund Buckles in Q2?
Camilla Knudsen of Reuters reports, Norway's $870 bln fund sinks to first loss in three years:Norway's $870 billion sovereign wealth fund reported its first quarterly loss in three years on Wednesday,...
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Saving Greece, Saving Europe?
Geir Moulson and Elena Becatoros of the Associated Press reports, German Parliament approves plan for new Greek bailout:German lawmakers overwhelmingly backed Friday a new bailout plan for Greece after...
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bcIMC Gains 14.2% in Fiscal 2015
Janet McFarland of the Globe and Mail reports, B.C. pension management firm reaps benefits of global markets:A tactical decision to shift investments into global stock markets paid off last year for...
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A Tale Of Two Markets?
Pratish Narayanan of Bloomberg reports, Commodity Rout Worsens as Prices Tumble to Lowest Since 2002:The rout in commodities deepened with prices touching the lowest since 2002 as the prospect of...
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