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Some guidelines are given for pension planners who wish to include hedge funds into their retirement funds. Hedge funds give higher returns than traditional investments and have lower portfolio risks due to diversification. Unrelated business taxable income eliminated due to its advantage of tax-free hedge fund investing. Pension planners should first study the proposed funds and its past performance, assess the economic environment and due diligence. They should be cautious of funds with short track records and managers with changing investing styles.
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Pension managers are investing in the emerging markets due to their high returns. However, this also entails high risks and requires special skills from investment managers. Global managers should be flexible and alert to currency risks. They should look for companies which are solid financially, have business strategies and are managed decently. They should also look for companies which provide daily market-to-market reports reflecting the net asset values of their portfolios.
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Investors in the Japanese market have been expecting a turnaround for 1994. However, a market decline of 25% from Jan. to Jun. 1995 has been recorded. Past gains in the Japanese market have been due to the appreciation of the yen against the dollar. The Japanese market is very volatile and has posed as a challenge to US pension planners. Investment managers underweighted Japan since 1984 because they believed that Japan was becoming was becoming more expensive when valuated.
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