Subject: FW: P&I Alternatives Digest: Insider trading probe fallout
From: "Brian R. Lang" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:31:53 -0500

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Subject: P&I Alternatives Digest: Insider trading probe fallout

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Institutional investors are assessing their investments in hedge fund managers caught up in a wide-ranging insider trading investigation by federal law enforcement officials. » <http://e.ccialerts.com/a/hBM9QouB7j4o2B7uYzdBip5bh4Z/in5> 

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Mercer LLC's investment consulting arm is moving to jump-start a push into the endowment and foundation market with the acquisition of Hammond Associates. » <http://e.ccialerts.com/a/hBM9QouB7j4o2B7uYzdBip5bh4Z/in6> 

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After two years of sparse deal activity, credit markets bursting with capital are producing private equity transactions at premium prices and rapidly increasing amounts of leverage. » <http://e.ccialerts.com/a/hBM9QouB7j4o2B7uYzdBip5bh4Z/in7> 

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Shropshire County Pension Fund, Shrewsbury, England, is searching for an infrastructure manager to handle £29 million. » <http://e.ccialerts.com/a/hBM9QouB7j4o2B7uYzdBip5bh4Z/in9> 

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Ohio School Employees Retirement System investment staff is monitoring both Diamondback Capital Management and Level Global Investors, which managed $72.4 million and $35.1 million, respectively, for the $9.7 billion fund as of Oct. 31. » <http://e.ccialerts.com/a/hBM9QouB7j4o2B7uYzdBip5bh4Z/in10> 

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New York State Common Retirement Fund's investment officials are in close contact with executives of two hedge funds that are being investigated by federal officials over possible insider trading violations. » <http://e.ccialerts.com/a/hBM9QouB7j4o2B7uYzdBip5bh4Z/in11> 

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The Gloucestershire County Council Pension Fund issued an RFP for a multimanager to run a U.K. real estate portfolio initially worth between £10 million ($16 million) and £30 million. » <http://e.ccialerts.com/a/hBM9QouB7j4o2B7uYzdBip5bh4Z/in12> 

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Merseyside Pension Fund approved a new strategic asset allocation for the £4.6 billion fund, bumping up alternatives and international equity at the expense of U.K. equity. » <http://e.ccialerts.com/a/hBM9QouB7j4o2B7uYzdBip5bh4Z/in13> 

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Hedge fund manager David Harding has pledged £20 million ($32 million) to The Cavendish Laboratory of the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, England, to fund research seeking... » <http://e.ccialerts.com/a/hBM9QouB7j4o2B7uYzdBip5bh4Z/in14> 

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