Iowa Hedge Fund Guide
Guide to Hedge Funds in Iowa
Below please find the state hedge fund guide for Iowa:Resource #1: The $23 billion Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) is gearing up to make its first-ever hedge fund investment, Karl Koch, CIO with the plan, told IMW last week source
Resource #2: Important Iowa based hedge fund research company specializing in performances measurement: source
Resource #3: Iowa Public Employees Retirement System and the endowments of Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh are among 16 institutional investors whose assets were frozen when the National Futures Association stopped the operations of Westridge Capital Management and affiliated commodities trading pools. Westridge is an enhanced index fund manager that completes transactions through the affiliated commodities pools. Source
Resource #4: Another big pension plan is rethinking its hedge fund commitments amid the daily flurry of bad news hitting the industry. The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System told FINalternatives that it staff and consultant are reviewing what impact the new investment landscape could have on the risk and returns of hedge funds and funds of funds. The $20 billion plan said it has not invested any money in hedge funds to date, and, given current market conditions, “we are in no hurry to fund them at this time.” source
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