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Two Consulting Giants Merge: Que Pasa?

The combination comes at an interesting time. Besides the economic rollercoaster we've been riding, there is a real debate about the role of consultants, particularly whether they will wear the hat of pension fiduciary, functional or otherwise. ...

From SUSAN M. MANGIERO, ETF Investor,  29 Jun 2009

Are Pension Funds the New Venture Capitalists?

According to "Calpers Weighs Expanding Own Hedge-Fund Investments" by Jenny Strasburg and Craig Karmin (Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2009), the giant California pension fund may be the first stop for fledgling hedge fund managers who seek start-up ...

From SUSAN M. MANGIERO, ETF Investor,  20 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Wall Street Journal

Private Equity to Be Covered Under Hedge Fund Transparency Act

According to Financial Times reporter Henny Sender, private equity firms are facing significant challenges. Some portfolio companies are unlikely to fare well in a recession. Others are burdened by debt. Private equity kings did not count on having to " ...

From SUSAN M. MANGIERO, Seeking Alpha,  4 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Henry Kravis,  Wall Street Journal

Golden State Asks Public Pension Plan for Help

Vox populi Jon Ortiz (aka Sacramento Bee reporter) and creator of The State Worker blog writes that State Treasurer Bill Lockyer may set his sights on the public workers' pension money pot, CalPERS. Author of an October 3, 2008 letter to The Honorable ...

From SUSAN M. MANGIERO, Seeking Alpha,  5 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Bill Lockyer,  Dean Florez

Would Better Disclosure Have Saved WaMu?

According to a September 25, 2008 press release from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC Seeks More Transparent Disclosure for Investors"), pundits will gather in Washington, D.C. on October 8 to wax poetic about transparency. Two panels ...

From SUSAN M. MANGIERO, Seeking Alpha,  26 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Washington Mutual, Inc.

How Much More Will Pensions Lose in Financials?

One good thing about being an occasional night owl is that you get to blog about breaking news. Unfortunately, yesterday's headlines are gloomy indeed. Here's a quick recap. According to a company press release (dated September 15, 2008), Lehman ...

From SUSAN M. MANGIERO, Seeking Alpha,  15 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Lehman Brothers,  Merrill Lynch,  Federal Reserve,  Bank of America,  Neuberger Berman Inc.

How Many Hedge Funds Have Valuation Processes?

Of the few survey respondents who currently provide services to hedge funds, appraisers say that 55% of their clients have a formal valuation process in place.Appraisers who took the survey say that almost half of their hedge fund clients generate ...

From SUSAN M. MANGIERO, Seeking Alpha,  10 Sep 2008

Will 2 and 20 Soon Be Gone?

Wall Street Journal reporters describe a trend that some believe was once only urban legend, namely hedge fund managers cutting their fees. In "Hedge Funds' Capital Idea: Fee Cuts" (September 9, 2008), Jenny Strasburg and Craig Karmin describe a new ...

From SUSAN M. MANGIERO, ETF Investor,  9 Sep 2008

Fannie's Game of Musical Chairs

According to Wall Street Journal reporters James R. Hagerty and Aparajita Saha-Burna, musical chairs is in session at Fannie Mae (FNM). Besides a new chief business officer and CFO, the former Senior Vice President for Credit Risk Oversight takes the ...

From SUSAN M. MANGIERO, ETF Investor,  28 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Fannie Mae,  Freddie Mac

A Seal of Approval for Hedge Funds

In a recent interview, Mr. Stanley Goldstein announced the creation of an industry watchdog group, led by the New York Hedge Fund Roundtable. Its goal is to self-enforce otherwise voluntary and "weak" hedge fund practices. (As I wrote in "Doris Day, ...

From SUSAN M. MANGIERO, Seeking Alpha,  11 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Adam Smith,  Doris Day

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