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EU hits back at Geithner on AIFM directive

Global Pensions | 11 Mar 2010 | 15:11

EUROPE/US – The European Commission has hit back at a letter by US Treasury secretary Tim Geithner warning the implementation of the hedge funds directive could cause a transatlantic rift by discriminating against US firms.

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Loglisci pleads guilty in New York CRF probe

US – Former chief investment officer at the office of the New York State comptroller David Loglisci has pleaded guilty in the on-going investigation of pay-to-play kickback schemes at the New York State Common Retirement Fund (CRF).

Global Pensions | 11 Mar 2010

ILPA criticises AIFM provisions on private equity

GLOBAL/EUROPE – The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has criticised the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) directive for reducing European Union institutional investors’ access to private equity investments.

Global Pensions | 10 Mar 2010

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A renewal of private equity

Giovanni Legorano speaks to industry experts about the changing competitive landscape of the private equity industry

Change triggers fight for survival

In the fastchanging Dutch pensions environment, both pension funds and asset managers are having to rethink their game in order to keep their place in the industry. Keren Holland reports

Trustees face an ever more daunting task

The importance of the role of trustees in UK defined benefit (DB) pension funds was highlighted in 2007: the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) in particular encouraged trustees to engage with companies over merger and acquisition activity.

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Video: interview with Jonathan Boersma, CFA Institute

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Raquel Pichardo-Allison speaks to Jonathan Boersma, executive director, Global Investment Performance Standards, at the CFA Institute.

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