New York State and New York City pensions funds can now increase the allocations they make to alternative investments asset classes including hedge and private equity funds following the signing of a new bill by Governor Kathy Hochul, according to
The Oregon Public Employees Retirement System has committed a total of around $1.6 billion to 11 alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online. The allocations were confirmed by the Oregon Investment Council
An increase in allocations to alternative investments by US public pensions over the the past two decades may have helped reduce volatility, but may not have boosted overall returns, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
Fasanara Capital – a London-based asset management and technology platform – has secured a strategic circa $200 million mandate from one of Canada’s largest pension funds. These latest funds will be used by Fasanara Capital to support further expansion of
The Detroit Policemen & Firemen Retirement System has decided to exit its hedge fund investments according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online. The report cites official minutes from the pension fund’s investment committee meeting on 19 September as
Twenty20 Capital, one of Europe’s largest specialist investment firms focused on the human capital services sector, is gearing up for further investment in MP Alpha Capital’s post-pandemic hedge fund after exceeding expectations in its first year of trading.
Illinois Teachers Retirement System (TRS) has fully redeemed a $264 million investment with quantitative hedge fund manager PDT Partners from its $4.3 billion diversifying strategies portfolio, which includes hedge funds and risk-parity strategies. According to a press release issued following
Despite significant challenges in the hedge fund industry in 2021, such as the GameStop short squeeze, insurance companies still allocated nearly $1 billion to new hedge fund investments in 2021, according to a new AM Best report.
The 2022 Alternative Investment Allocator Survey, conducted by law firm Seward & Kissel LLP, found that 41% of participants anticipated that their firms would increase allocations to digital assets in 2022, more than triple the number from last year’s survey.
The Future Fund, Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, is tackling what its chairman has described a “challenging and volatile’ period by allocating a further AUD2 billion to hedge fund strategies while shifting AUD4 billion of its portfolio out of cash, according
