SIMON MUMME, Author at Top1000funds.com

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Buying global private equity, step-by-step

One year into building a global private equity program, alongside its advisor StepStone, an A$97 billion ($78.8 billion)Â Australian large multi-manager posted a booming 200 per cent return on the back of some fortuitous secondaries investments. Simon Mumme reports.

SIMON MUMMEMay 25, 2010

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Hedge funds hit in EU manager directive

The European Union (EU) directive governing the marketing efforts of hedge funds was passed on Tuesday, and gives offshore managers little wriggle-room to claim further distribution powers within the political bloc.

SIMON MUMMEMay 19, 2010

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Investors split on ways to play Asian property

While US property investors favour opportunistic bets in Asian unlisted real estate markets, their European and Asian counterparts are more likely to seek different types of exposure, according to new findings from INREV, an association of European investors in unlisted real estate.

SIMON MUMMEMay 18, 2010

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Eastern promise: GE Pension Plan shifts into emerging markets

Capturing the growth of emerging markets in investment portfolios isn’t easy, says Jay Ireland, who oversees the GE Pension Plan’s $43 billion in assets, as he outlines long-term investment opportunities following the end of the decades-long bull market in developed world equities. Simon Mumme reports.

SIMON MUMMEMay 12, 2010

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Mubadala grows in 2009

Mubadala Development, the strategic investment arm of the Abu Dhabi government, grew its total assets by 75 per cent to AED88.5 billion ($24.1 billion) in 2009.

SIMON MUMMEMay 5, 2010

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Private equity hurting from the boom

No matter what they say, private equity managers will struggle to deliver stellar returns from the vintages of the global recession. Simon Mumme speaks to Jane Welsh, global head of private markets research at Towers Watson, about why the glut of capital committed to private equity in its heydayÂ could depress future returns.

SIMON MUMMEMay 4, 2010