World peace through hedge funds? Ask the UN
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Dario Cantatore | Getty ImagesOne of the largest pension funds in the world is close to using hedge funds, a move many of its peers have already made.
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, which managed $52.4 billion as of January on behalf of more than 190,000 participants, is in the final stages of deciding how it will add to its mix of alternative investments.
The U.N. is considering investing directly in external money managers or using a broader fund of hedge fund structure—or both—according to a person familiar with the situation. Either way, the pension staff views hedge funds as an important portfolio diversification tool that would add to current alternative investments in private equity funds and a non-hedge fund vehicle managed by Ray Dalio‘s Bridgewater Associates…
