Cliffwater:   State pensions’ hedge fund allocation averages 17% of alternative assets compared with 36% for endowments

Cliffwater’s “An Examination of State Pension Performance: 2006 to 2015” report finds that state pensions collectively earned a 6.8% median [Read More]
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Closing: Deimos, Sumi Trust Japan l-S I Alpha

Deimos Asset Management is shutting down due to a challenging asset raising environment which has led to overhead being very [Read More]
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Sightings…

  Frederic Denjoy joined Cheyne Capital on September 1 as a partner and portfolio manager in the equities group. The [Read More]
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Ackman takes 9.9% stake in Chipotle….becomes second largest shareholder

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management acquired 2.88 million shares i.e. a 9.9% stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill, according to [Read More]
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South Korea’s hedge funds grow rapidly

Since being introduced in South Korea in late 2011, assets under management  for local hedge funds stood at 6.24 trillion [Read More]
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