Top 20 features of 2010: part two (10-1)

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From hedge fund markets to calls for transparency - here is the second part of our top 20 countdown of the most popular features on www.globalpensions.com in 2010.

Pensions use of secondary hedge fund markets on the rise

Pension funds are joining other institutional investors in grabbing an increasing share of secondary hedge fund market, as David Walker reports.

A renewal of private equity

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

The role of gold

Raquel Pichardo-Allison speaks to Anthony Rochte of State Street Global Advisors to discuss how gold can aid pension funds' investments.

Conservative investments, strong local markets help Brazilian funds boom

A conservative investment approach meant Brazilian pensions suffered only minor scrapes during the crisis, but too-strong funding levels bring problems of their own, as Dorothee Gnaedinger reports.

Gaining traction

Exchange trading of stock loans promises to inject a needed dose of transparency and liquidity into the securities lending business. Kris Devasabai reports on the latest developments.

BlackRock's planned transition

Raquel Pichardo-Allison looks at how the integration of BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors' international transition management teams is proceeding.

No slowdown for commodities

Institutional investors flooded into commodities last year as prices soared. Industry experts say the asset class' popularity isn't likely to wane in 2010, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports.

Pension funds riding the equity surge

Pension funds are casting a wider net in search of equity returns, as Alison Swersky reports.

Transparency a double-edged sword for sovereign wealth funds

Responding to global calls for transparency has left sovereign wealth funds open to local critics, as Richard Lowe reports.

Russia's pension reform a work in progress

Raquel Pichardo-Allison talks to Pavel Teplukhin, president of Troika Dialog Asset Management, about the state of Russia's pension reform five years after the second pillar went into force.

 

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