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Illinois Teachers Plan Hedge Fund Consultant Search

The Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System is planning a search for a specialty hedge fund consultant, while also upping its investment with K2 Advisors.


Investcorp Cuts Hedge Fund Investments By Half

Bahraini investment bank Investcorp has slashed its investments in the asset class by more than half.


Institutional Investor Yanks $2M From Galleon, Others Steered Clear

The first institutional investor known to pull its money from the Galleon Group is Rochdale Investment Management.


Former FrontPoint Partner Launches First Hedge Fund

A former FrontPoint Partners hedge fund manager has launched his own fund with $500 million in initial assets.


MassPRIM Quits Portable Alpha, Cans Blackstone, Others

The Massachusetts Pension Investment Management Board has decided to quit portable alpha as an investment strategy, redeeming $1.6 billion from four managers.


Calif. Pension Bets On New Arrowhawk Fund

The San Joaquin County (Calif.) Employees’ Retirement Association has invested $100 million in a new Arrowhawk Capital Partners hedge fund.


Shell Pension Ponders Hedge Fund Investments

A major British pension fund is mulling its first-ever allocation to hedge funds.


Swiss Bank Fund Of Funds Adds Harvard Chief Risk Officer

A veteran of Harvard University’s endowment has joined UBP Asset Management, where he will serve as the fund of hedge funds shop’s first chief risk officer of alternative investment.


U.K. Pension Taps Goodhart To Manage £40 Million Mandate

 The West Midlands Pension Fund has invested £40 million ($64 million) in a global long-short equity fund of funds.


Citi: Asia High Net-Worth Investors Favor Large, Established Hedge Funds

Asia’s wealthy investors are returning to hedge funds, but it isn’t benefitting everyone in the industry.


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