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ILPA criticises AIFM provisions on private equity

Global Pensions | 10 Mar 2010 | 15:22

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.

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230 hedge funds launched in Q4 2009

GLOBAL – The perfect storm battering hedge funds, of looming regulation worldwide and political vilification in Europe, has not deterred aspiring managers from launching products, as start-ups outnumbered liquidations in the fourth quarter of last year.

Global Pensions | 10 Mar 2010

SWFs total assets grow to $3.5trn

GLOBAL – Total assets under management by sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) grew to US$3.5trn over the past year in the wake of a recovery in global equities markets, a report by Preqin revealed.

Global Pensions | 10 Mar 2010

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