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Public pensions boost hedge fund allocations; regulatory issue critical
It's no secret that public pensions are boosting allocations to hedge funds. Many funds had already boosted allocations to private equity and now they seem bent on pushing their hedge fund
A transition management database flaw?
An interesting undertaking is underway in the transition management industry. Consultancy and research firm Inalytics, which helps retirement plan sponsors with portfolio transition issues, had a
New proxy access rule: Large companies relatively safe?
It was huge news when Dodd-Frank law mandated that shareholders be given more direct access to corporate proxies. The idea has been floating around for decades, but after the law passed, the idea of
A securities transaction tax, for real?
We're hearing a lot abut possible new taxes in the wake of the financial crisis. There's talk about taxing banks directly and taxing bonuses at elevated rates. But the most heated discussion centers
Quant approach advocates faces a hurdle
We've noted before that winning the trading game on Wall Street depends on your ability to win the technology arms race. You've got to develop faster, more powerful methods constantly, or risk being
Pensions aim for new risk management models
Pensions are beginning to address the failures of their risk models. This will take many forms but at its heart, the new risk management systems feature a return to human intervention, that is, a
CalPERS to re-ignite as governance force?
There was a day when CalPERS, the big California state pension, was a feared force in the world of corporate governance. It wasn't afraid to take stands against companies that underperformed. Ending
