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Morning Line-Up: Japanese hedge, Madoff, Calpers helps probe

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Japan leads hedge funds return league – Reuters

Madoff says hedge funds, banks knew of his Ponzi scheme – NYT

Top US pension fund Calpers helps probe – WSJ

Morning Line-Up: Emerging markets still in favour

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Japan’s GPIF to invest in emerging market equities - Reuters 

Calpers severs ties with private equity firm Pacific Corporate - Reuters 

Managers maintain key positions in corporate bonds - HedgeWeek

Advisers prefer emerging market debt to gilts - Fund Strategy

Morning Line-Up: Calpers sees off Arnie, ALFI eyes Asia UCITS surge

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Arnie drops plans to raid Calpers - Reuters

RAB Capital gives profit warning - Reuters

CQS sees demand for high yield in Asia fund - HedgeWeek

ALFI prepares for Asia surge in UCITS - HedgeWeek

Morning Line-Up: Lehman rumours, CalPERS names naming, Scandinavia

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Hedge fund Och-Ziff accused of Lehman rumours in court papers – WSJ

CalPERS should name 100 largest Californian politicians’ pays – Reuters

Private equity investments in Scandinavia on track to pre-2007 levels- Bloomberg

Morning Line-Up: Rich desert hedgies, Calpers seeks cash injection

News and views on the fund industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Hedge funds rely less on the rich - Reuters

UK platform reforms inconsistent with RDR, says Cofunds - Fund Strategy

Calpers asks for more money - Reuters

Investors prefer ETFs to index funds - Fund Strategy

Peru ups overseas investment cap for pensions - Reuters

Morning line-up: Calpers/Goldman, bank bail-out taxes, Tourre’s City licence

News and views on the fund industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

US top pension fund scrutinises Goldman’s business practices - Daily Telegraph

Goldman’s  Tourre stripped of City licence - Guardian

Lansdowne builds up Lloyds stake - Reuters

Banks face new taxes to future bail-outs - Reuters

Morning line-up: Goldman trader is off, Calpers’ fees, Bear’s ‘no’ to Paulson

Goldman’s “fabulous Fab” Tourre  is off - Reuters

U.S. pension fund Calpers negotiates private equity fees - Reuters

Lehman was victim of the crisis, Fuld- FT 

Bear Stearns rejected deal with Paulson – Guardian

Morning line-up: Calpers eyes board seats, ex-Boston Provident’s chief fraud

 Largest U.S. pension  fund eyes company board seats - Reuters

Former Boston Provident chief admits trading for own profit - Reuters

Goldman’s Flamand sets up hedge fund - Telegraph

Morning line-up

Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:

Will ETFs replace hedge funds?…. No – Seeking Alpha

Hintze the Prince’s philanthropist – Bloomberg

Hedgies to top stocks, bonds in 2010 – Reuters

Calpers probes hedge fund advisors – LA Times

Managed futures on the rack – Reuters