All Alternatives articles – Page 127
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IPE-QUEST: Two new searches
EUROPE – There are two new searches, for Asia-Pacific equities and pan-European real estate, on IPE-QUEST.
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Man Investments CEO Chambers quits
UK - Man Investments’ chief executive Chris Chambers is stepping down at the end of the month after three and a half years at the alternative investments firm.
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AP3 eyes more portfolio diversification
SWEDEN – Tredje AP-fonden, the Third National Pension Fund or AP3, says it plans more diversity in its portfolio – including areas such as emerging markets, international real estate and infrastructure.
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IPE-QUEST: Swiss consultant tenders two mandates
SWITZERLAND – Lugano-based investment consultant Kieger has tendered two mandates worth up to a combined $100m on behalf of clients via IPE-Quest.
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‘No reason to celebrate’ for Swiss funds
SWITZERLAND – Despite a more than 6% return in the first half, Swiss pension funds have no reason to celebrate due to low bond yields, says the Swiss pension fund association ASIP.
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Mellon eyes stake in WestAM – FT
GERMANY – Mellon Financial Corp. is considering taking up to a 50% stake in WestAM, a German institutional fund provider that specialises in fixed income, according to the Financial Times.
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Cayman Islands boosted by pension inflows
CAYMAN ISLANDS – The Cayman Islands’ hedge fund industry is still being boosted by pension fund inflows, according to a local legal firm.
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GSAM says it wins €785m from local authorities
UK - Goldman Sachs Asset Management says it has won a total of £533m (€785m) from three UK local authorities.
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Threadneedle names Nordic distribution head
NORDIC – Threadneedle Investments has named Thomas Berglund as head of Nordic distribution, responsible for the developing the firm’s business in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.
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Skandia hands €500m equities brief to NTGI
SWEDEN – Skandia Liv has handed a €500m passive international equities mandate to Northern Trust Global Investments.
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Swiss Capital awards custody to Northern Trust
SWITZERLAND – Swiss Capital, a Zurich-based alternatives firm which manages pension fund assets, has handed a $1.2bn (€1bn) hedge fund custody and administration mandate to Northern Trust.
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CSAM Germany institutional assets up 23%
GERMANY - The German arm of Credit Suisse Asset Management has reported a 23% rise in institutional assets under management during the first half.
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Heitman promotes ex-ABP real estate exec Spencer
EUROPE - Otis Spencer, the former real estate executive at ABP Investments who joined US real estate firm Heitman LLC recently, has been promoted in a management shake-up.
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Bayer gains €200m from shift to DC in the US
GERMANY – Industrial giant Bayer expects to gain a one-time bonus of €200m in the third quarter, mostly as a result of changes to its US pension plan.
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Dutch schemes gain €2.1bn from NIBC sale
NETHERLANDS – ABP and PGGM say the proceeds from the sale of their 50-50 owned merchant bank NIB Capital will amount to more than €2bn.
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Row looms between German consultants, managers
GERMANY – A row is looming in Germany as investment consultants complain that asset managers are trying to break into their market – a charge that managers deny.
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State Street ‘could double Ireland workforce’
IRELAND – State Street Corp. could eventually employ up to 2,000 people in Ireland, the Boston-based bank’s chief executive Ron Logue has been quoted as saying.
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Pearson pension scheme manager retires
UK – Pam Jenkins, secretary and manager of the £1bn (€1.5bn) defined benefit group pension of publishing group Pearson, has retired.
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Shake-up at Nestlé’s Irish fund arm Robusta
IRELAND – Three pension executives of Swiss food group Nestlé have joined the board at Irish Stock Exchange-listed Robusta Asset Management Ltd.
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Nestlé’s Spanish scheme eyes infrastructure
SPAIN - The €250m Spanish pension fund of Swiss-based food giant Nestlé says it may turn to infrastructure investments in its quest to broaden investments allocation.
