MassMutual adds Protego, merges real estate managers
By Arleen Jacobius November 19, 2009MassMutual is buying European real estate investment management firm Protego Real Estate Investors and will merge it with MassMutual's two existing real estate groups, Cornerstone Real Estate...
A death knell for Euro hedge funds?
November 16, 2009A 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
By Thao Hua November 13, 2009A 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, according to a...
Panel: EC proposal could be death knell for some hedge funds
By Drew Carter November 6, 2009A 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...
British Land adds 2 directors
By Drew Carter November 4, 2009Stephen Smith and Charles Maudsley were named executive directors at British Land Co.Mr. Smith was also named CIO of the U.K. real estate investment trust, while Mr. Maudsley will...
University of Leeds has eye for real estate
By Thao Hua November 4, 2009University of Leeds Pension and Assurance Scheme, Leeds, England, issued an RFI for a manager to run a £20 million ($32.7 million) real estate portfolio, according to an announcement posted on the...
Real estate search on London borough’s list
By Thao Hua November 4, 2009London Borough of Camden Pension Fund issued an RFI for at least one manager to run a real estate portfolio ranging from £35 million ($52 million) to £70 million, according to Ken Bumpus, pensions...
Women's hedge fund group gets patron: Prince William
November 2, 2009100 Women in Hedge Funds has received a very royal and proper endorsement: Britain's Prince William will become patron for the organization's charitable endeavors for three years beginning in January.
Retirement funds start to recoup '08 losses
November 2, 2009Retirement funds worldwide returned $1.5 trillion on investments in the first half of this year after losing $5.4 trillion in all of 2008, according to the OECD.
Equity, global property searches on tap at Tyne and Wear
By Drew Carter October 26, 2009Tyne and Wear Pension Fund, Hebburn, England, plans to issue RFPs in December for equity and global property managers to run an undecided amount of assets, said Stephen Moore, head of pensions at the ...
Lewisham seeks commodities manager
By Thao Hua October 21, 2009The London Borough of Lewisham Superannuation Fund, London, issued an RFI for at least one manager to run a commodities strategy totaling £35 million ($58 million), according to an announcement on...
Infrastructure fundraising hits a wall
By Arleen Jacobius October 19, 2009Three institutional infrastructure money managers are the latest to have stopped fundraising efforts amid a drastic reversal in fortune.
No place like home: Cross-border real estate deals down
By Arleen Jacobius October 19, 2009Cross-border real estate transactions plummeted in the first half of the year, with most buyers investing on their home turf, according to the results of a Jones Lang LaSalle's cross-border study.
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