Tag Archives: public-pension-funds


Investment Firms’ Donations May Be Curbed

July 23, 2009 : Permalink

istockAnalyst.com – The Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously endorsed the proposal amid widening investigations of so-called pay-to-play donations by private equity and hedge fund executives who jockey for lucrative fees to manage some of the more than $2.2 trillion in […]

Calpers to expand private-equity, VC investments

June 8, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers), which manages $169 billion in public pension funds, may boost its private-equity investments by around 40 percent as slumping markets create some acquisition bargains. Calpers’ board next week is scheduled to […]

6th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Award Winners

June 27, 2008 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Winners of Alternative Investment News’ 6th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards were announced on Wednesday evening June 25th at a black-tie dinner and ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The awards recognized hedge […]