Hedge Funds
Texas Plan Makes Absolute Return Hire
The $696 million El Paso (Texas) City Employees Pension Fund hired AQR Capital Management to handle
02.18.16
Illinois Teachers Makes New Commitments; Adds Two To Watch List
The $43.7 billion Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois approved up to $930 million in new
02.18.16
Texas Tech Seeks Global Hedge Fund
The $1 billion Texas Tech University System endowment is seeking a global hedge fund manager to
02.18.16
Maine System To Consider HFoF Search Recommendation
The University of Maine System will receive a recommendation to conduct a hedge fund-of-funds
02.18.16
Central Mich. Eyes Real Assets Commitments; Talks Fir Tree, DFA Replacements
The $102 million Central Michigan University endowment will look to place $3.5 million to $4
02.18.16
IPERS Seeking Liquid Absolute Return Managers
The $28 billion Iowa Public Employees Retirement System has issued its RFP for liquid absolute
02.16.16
Virginia Makes Long/Short Equity Hire, Alts. Commitments
The $68.1 billion Virginia Retirement System has added a long/short equity manager and made nearly
02.12.16
Baltimore County Eliminates HF, Real Assets Portfolios
The $2.8 billion Baltimore County (Md.) Employees Retirement System adopted a new asset allocation
02.11.16
FIU Foundation Hires Global Macro Manager
The $227 million Florida International University Foundation hired a global macro hedge fund
02.11.16
Hedge Funds Still A Key Source of Protection Diversification and Risk: Panel
Despite concerns over high fees, recent underperformance and a strong correlation to the equity
02.11.16
