Australia’s Pension Fund Sector Has Leap Frogged Canada

Australia’s .3 trillion pension fund sector has leap-frogged Canada to take fourth spot in the Towers Watson Global Pension Asset Study 2011.  According to the study, the value of Australian pension fund assets increased to 103 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of 2010, compared to 93 per cent in 2009.  … Read more

The end of the 5%: Hedge funds get institutional inflows straight from equity portfolio, managers say

The end of the 5%: Hedge funds get institutional inflows straight from equity portfolio, managers say  New York, June 29 2009 — Opalesque has published the 2009 Opalesque New York Roundtable. In each Roundtable, Opalesque unites some of the leading hedge fund managers as well as representatives of the local investor base to gain unique … Read more