West Midlands fund invests £40m in global equity FoF

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The £7bn West Midlands Pension Fund has invested £40m in a global long-short equity fund of hedge funds run by Goodhart Partners.

Chief investment officer Judy Saunders said the appointment was part of its strategy of having a few specialist equity funds alongside passive management. The WMPF has a total of £400m invested ...

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