pensionpulse.blogspot.com - 8/21/2009
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Bloomberg reports pension plans' private equity cash depleted as profits shrink : U.S. pension funds contributed to the record $1.2 trillion that private-equity firms raised this decade. Three of the biggest investors, state pensions in California, Oregon and Washington, plunked down at least ...
nakedcapitalism.com - 8/21/2009
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Submitted by Leo Kolivakis, publisher of Pension Pulse
. Bloomberg reports pension plans' private equity cash depleted...
as profits shrink : U.S. pension funds contributed to the record $1.2 trillion that private-equity firms raised this decade. ...
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Guest Post: A Private Equity Quagmire?
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Portfolio Tilt —
... is at 19 Year Highs (Pragmatic Capitalist) 19.) Prominent Chinese Economist Calls for Floating Yuan; Henry Kissinger Chimes In (Fund My Mutual Fund) 20.) On the Way to Stock Market Euphoria (Sober Look) 21.) The Sideways Play (VIX and More) 22.) Rail Data Remains Sluggish (Pragmatic Capitalist) 23.) U.S. Treasuries: Asset Class Review (TraderFeed) 24.) Modelling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Part VII (Bronte Capital) 25.) A Private Equity Quagmire (Pension Pulse) 26.) China Construction Bank Profit Drops on Loan ...
A Specialty Finance Opportunity – KKR Financial
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... liabilities at $9.55 billion. This means that the company is using a bit more than 10 to 1 leverage which is extremely high, but also indicates some improvement as the asset prices have risen.
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