The Council strives to educate its members and policy makers about investment issues that have implications for corporate governance and shareowner rights.
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Hedge Funds & Private Equity
August 2008
GAO report on pension fund investments in hedge funds and private equity
Commodity Investments
U.S. lawmakers and some commentators have raised concerns about commodity-based investments by pension funds and other institutional investors. In response, the Council, on June 24, 2008, issued a statement on commodity investments. Below are links to the statement and other background information on commodity investments by institutional investors.
Sept. 11, 2008
Commodity Swap Dealers & Index Traders with Commission Recommendations; Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff report
Sept. 11, 2008
The Commodities Market Bubble: Money Manager Capitalism and the Financialization of Commodities; public policy brief by L. Randall Wray
July 31, 2008
The Accidental Hunt Brothers, Michael Masters' report on institutional investment in commodities
June 24, 2008
Council Statement on Institutional Investors and Commodity Investments
June 13, 2008
The Oil Price is Really a Speculative Bubble, MIT study