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Let Them Sell Their Summer Homes?
Edward Krudy of Reuters reports, 'Let them sell their summer homes': NYC pension dumps hedge funds:New York City's largest public pension is exiting all hedge fund investments in the latest sign that...
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Where Is Oil Headed After Doha?
Libby George of Reuters reports, Oil prices slide after freeze deal failure:Oil prices slid on Monday after a meeting between major producing nations on a proposed output freeze fell apart, leaving the...
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China’s Pension Gamble?
The Wall Street Journal reports on China’s Pension Gamble:Beijing recently announced that it will allow state pension funds to invest in stocks, with the hope of lifting returns and aiding...
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Building on CPPIB's Success?
Adam Mayers of the Toronto Star reports, CPP’s success may signal bigger pensions ahead:The Canada Pension Plan expects to have assets worth $1 trillion before the middle of this century.As recently as...
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The Great Crash of 2016?
At the end of March, Ivan Fallon of the UAE's The National asked, So, what happened to the Great Crash of 2016?:Whatever happened to the Great Crash of 2016? The year began with the worst few weeks...
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Pity The Hedge Fund Manager?
Will Wainewright and Nishant Kumar of Bloomberg report, Hedge Funds Suffer Worst Outflows Since Financial Crisis Era:Hedge funds suffered the worst withdrawals last quarter since the tail-end of the...
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Pensions Bankrolling Canada's Infrastructure?
Andy Blatchford of the Canadian Press reports, Liberal government to consider public pension funds to help bankroll mounting infrastructure costs:The federal government has identified a potential...
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The Great Canadian Pension Heist?
Andrew Coyne of the National Post warns, Funding government projects through public pension plans a terrible idea:The federal government, it is well known, is determined to spend $120 billion on...
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Pensions Should Brace for Lower Rates?
Andy Blatchford of the Canadian Press reports, Pensions should brace for new normal of lower neutral interest rates:Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is recommending pension funds get ready for a...
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Is Soros Wrong About China?
Hema Parmar and Saijel Kishan of Bloomberg report, The Hedge Fund Manager Betting Soros Is Wrong About China:Bob Bishop, who once ran investments for billionaire George Soros, is betting his former...
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Resurrecting Global Inflation?
Will Martin of Business Insider reports, Europe is back in deflation:The eurozone slipped back into deflation in April, according to the latest numbers released by Eurostat on Friday morning.Eurostat’s...
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Fixing The U.S. Public Pension Crisis?
Attracta Mooney of the Financial Times reports, The US public pensions crisis ‘is really hard to fix’:Eighteen months after Rahm Emanuel, a former White House chief of staff, became mayor of Chicago,...
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Feels More Like 2007 Than 1997?
Jamie McGeever of Reuters reports, Global stocks slide as yen, euro gains question policy thrust:The dollar slid to its lowest against major currencies in well over a year on Tuesday, a move led by...
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Hedge Funds Under Attack?
Saijel Kishan of Bloomberg reports, Hedge Funds Under Attack as Steve Cohen Says Talent Is Thin:In less than seven days, hedge funds have been subject to a three-pronged attack by some of the biggest...
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Less Bang For Your CPP Buck?
Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports, Canadians shouldn’t confuse CPP investment gains with higher pensions: The Canada Pension Plan’s investment arm may be racking up impressive gains, but...
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Beware of Billionaires Bearing Stock Tips?
Tae Kim of CNBC reports, Get out of the stock market, own gold:Legendary billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller told Sohn Investment Conference attendees to sell their equity holdings...
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The Death of 2 & 20?
Tom DiChristopher of CNBC reports, The 2 and 20 hedge-fund model is dead:The compensation model that has enriched hedge fund managers for years is not long for this world, CalSTRS Chief Investment...
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Payouts Fit For Hedge Fund Kings?
Svea Herbst-Bayliss of Reuters reports, Best-paid U.S. hedge fund managers take home $13 billion:Hedge funds lost money for their investors last year but the industry's top-paid managers had a banner...
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Ontario's Game Changing Opportunity?
Keith Ambachtsheer and Edward Waitzer wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail, Ontario’s pension plan presents a game-changing opportunity:There is evidence that an element of employer compulsion is...
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Private Equity's Diminishing Returns?
Nir Kaissar of Bloomberg reports, Private Equity's Diminishing Returns:Investors can’t get enough of private equity. According to research firm Preqin, private equity firms’ assets under management...
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