Whitehall Funds Lose Their Luster - Wall Street Journal

Whitehall Funds Lose Their Luster Wall Street Journal - Dec 2, 2008 Goldman had $3.9 billion on its books in real-estate private-equity investments as of Aug. 29, compared with $20.4 billion in corporate private equity, ...

RPT-UPDATE 1-Ex-UBS China chief to head CIC unit -source - Reuters

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RPT-UPDATE 1-Ex-UBS China chief to head CIC unit -source Reuters - Dec 1, 2008 ... Zhou will be mainly responsible for three areas: direct investments, real estate funds and non-real estate private equity funds, the source said. ... More bad news expected for Chinese real estate International Herald Tribune UPDATE 1-China's sovereign fund hires experienced dealmakers Reuters Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digest Reuters all 1,970 news articles

The toll on Harvard: $8.1b - Boston Globe

Boston Globe

The toll on Harvard: $8.1b Boston Globe, United States - 12 hours ago Private equity, or funds that invest in private companies, made up 13 percent of the portfolio. Harvard also makes big investments in commodities, timber, ... Harvard’s Endowment Falls $8 Billion New York Times Harvard Endowment Loses About $8 Billion Wall Street Journal Harvard Endowment Falls 22%, Poised for Worst Return (Update2) Bloomberg PrivateEquityRealEstate.com - Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun all 160 news articles

Stocks: Your New Favorite Investment? - U.S. News & World Report

Stocks: Your New Favorite Investment? U.S. News & World Report, DC - 49 minutes ago Stocks, unlike, say, mortgage securities, private equity, corporate bonds, commercial paper, or real estate, have always been right there to buy and sell ...

Alternative holdings sour for endowments, pensions - The Associated Press

Alternative holdings sour for endowments, pensions The Associated Press - 23 hours ago ... and said that "sobering figure" doesn't fully capture its losses because it doesn't reflect declines in its private-equity and real estate investments. ... King & Spalding Advises Jadwa Investment on Award-Winning Fund Market Wire (press release) all 72 news articles