Subject: NYC Pensions Turn Over $450 Million to Two Hedge Funds - February 14th, 2013
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Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:37:10 +0000

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New York City’s five pension funds have together allocated nearly half a billion dollars to two hedge funds, according to the system’s Chief Investment Officer Larry Schloss. These two investments boost the pension system’s hedge fund holdings by 25%.
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