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Assets under management at KKR up for quarter, down year-over-year
By Arleen JacobiusKKR & Co. reported total assets under management of $54.8 billion as of Sept. 30, up 7.9% from $50.8 billion as of June 30 but down 5% from $58 billion at the end of the 2008 third quarter.
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Hedge fund managers make it three quarters in a row of upside
Hedge fund managers retained their gains and posted respectable returns for the third straight quarter. All 22 of the hedge fund and fund-of-funds strategies tracked by Morningstar Inc. turned in positive average performance for the three months ended Sept. 30.
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Commodities investing posting record year
Total investment flows into commodities already have broken the record of $51 billion set in 2006, and should reach $60 billion for the year, a report from Barclays Capital said.
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Bornhoft Group hires new partner
Thomas O'Donnell joined The Bornhoft Group as a partner, a new position that is part of an expansion of the managed futures specialist's institutional investor marketing effort.
By Christine WilliamsonAlternative Investment taps investor relations chief
Susan Potok Harrison was named director of investor relations at Alternative Investment Management.
By Arleen JacobiusBlackRock Realty global CIO to retire
Fred Lieblich, managing director at BlackRock and global CIO of BlackRock Realty, will retire on March 31.
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Insurers feel pinch on funding alternative commitments
Insurance companies had less cash available to make capital calls by their alternative investment managers in the third quarter than at the same time in 2008, but they still had more liquid assets to pay unfunded commitments than other institutions, according to NYPPEX Private Markets.
By Arleen JacobiusHere's why buyout firms are flooding IPO market
Private equity firms are dolling up companies for initial public offering as a way of easing the $1 trillion of buyout debt weighing down their portfolios.
By Arleen JacobiusLong-only or hedge? It no longer matters
Institutional investors are gearing up to integrate hedge funds into their equity and fixed-income portfolios, part of a growing trend toward allocating assets based on their sources of return — alpha and beta.
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MassMutual adds Protego, merges real estate managers
MassMutual is buying European real estate investment management firm Protego Real Estate Investors and will merge it with MassMutual's two existing real estate groups.
By Arleen JacobiusA death knell for Euro hedge funds?
A European Commission draft proposal to strengthen regulations on alternative investment managers would hurt competition, restrict investor choice and put many hedge funds out of business, according to a new report.
Proposal would limit alts manager pay
A proposed amendment to the European Commission's Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive would restrict pay for European Union-based hedge fund and private equity managers.
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