Pressure needed to improve hedge fund governance

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Poor governance is a significant risk to hedge fund investments, USS co-head of responsible investment Daniel Summerfield told delegates.

USS is the second largest pension fund in the UK with £32bn of assets – £1bn of which is invested in hedge funds. Summerfield said the fund has a legacy of high exposure to equities and has stea...

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