How Pension Funds are Driving Hedge Fund Growth

Discussion of the Shell pension fund’s decision to begin to allocate to hedge funds.

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The one instance where politics and money don’t mix

How Pension Placement Agent Exploited Political Ties (Update1) – Bloomberg.com.
May 18, 2009
 
Kudos to Bloomberg to an excellent review of where we are with the placement agent model and the use of the politically connected to  make introductions.
 
- Apparently the well-connected politically – democrats mostly – have spent their time in the wilderness riding the alternative [...]

Filed under: Hedge Fund Assets, Hedge Fund Investment, Pension Funds, Private Equity, Uncategorized by Lisa
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