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US public pension funds double down on hedge fund allocations
Worryingly low return expectations for stocks and bonds have left US public pension plans with little option but to raise allocations to hedge funds.
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Faced with multi-billion dollar funding gaps, strained state finances and volatile markets, US public pension plans are turning to hedge funds to help improve the quality of their investment returns.
According to a study by Barclays Capital, pension plans in North America have increased allocations to hedge funds by around $250 billion since 2009, more than any other class of investors. These funds now have a total of $550 billion invested in hedge funds, up 80% from 2009. A further $40 billion
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