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Commodities investing posting record year

By Douglas Appell

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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Special Reports

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 turned in positive average performance for the three months ended Sept. 30.

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People

Oklahoma PERS taps Tillberg as CIO

Brad Tillberg was named CIO of the $5.8 billion Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.

By Timothy Inklebarger

GSAM’s high-yield co-head lands at PIMCO

Andrew Jessop was named executive vice president and high-yield portfolio manager at PIMCO.

By Randy Diamond

Booth to help run RS High Yield Bond fund

Kevin Booth was named co-portfolio manager of the $99 million RS Investments High Yield Bond mutual fund.

By Timothy Inklebarger
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P&I Online Features

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Anything but .01%

PIMCO's Bill Gross, fed up with earning 0.1% on money market funds, is looking to utility stocks to provide better returns.

By Bill Gross    

Here'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 Jacobius    

Zell: Predictions of commercial crash 'greatly exaggerated'

Expectations of an impending crash in commercial real estate that would create bargain-hunting opportunities are “greatly exaggerated,” Sam Zell told several hundred investors Tuesday in...

By Ann Saphir     View more

Charts

  • U.S. tops growth list 1 of 10
  • Long/short loss 2 of 10
  • Vaulting volume 3 of 10
  • Building bonds 4 of 10
  • Going for gold 5 of 10
  • Fed asset changes 6 of 10
  • The worst of both 7 of 10
  • Smooth sailing for cat bonds 8 of 10
  • Still high on high-yield 9 of 10
  • In the long run we're all dead ... 10 of 10

International

Aberdeen replaces Bramdean Asset

Aberdeen Asset Management is replacing Bramdean Asset Management as manager of Bramdean Alternatives' $183 million in assets.

By Drew Carter    

FRR picks 6 to run €4 billion in bonds

Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites, Paris, hired six managers to run a combined €4 billion ($6 billion) in euro-denominated inflation-linked bonds.

By Drew Carter    

4 countries see boom in LDI use among plans

Use of liability-driven investing has picked up sharply among pension funds in the U.S., the U.K., the Netherlands and Canada.

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Emerging Markets Webcast

Tuesday, November 9, 2009

Cynthia Steer of Rogers Casey and George Hoguet from SSGA discuss the new asset class of choice - Emerging Markets

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Featured Web Seminars

Join Northern Trust experts in a conversation about monitoring and managing alternative asset risk in the context of today's market volatility and challenging liquidity environment.

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December 2, 2009 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Securities lending has emerged from the credit crisis with renewed focus on transparency and risk. Following increased review by regulators, the industry is preparing for further changes.

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Face to Face

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Working the angles: Face to face with Roger Gray

The new CIO of USS discusses his plan to boost the pension fund's allocation to hedge funds and other alternative investments, taking cash out of public equities to fund the move to a "more liability-aware stance and a more diversified asset allocation."

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