All Alternatives articles – Page 132
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EU Commission eyes hedge fund regulation
EUROPE – The European Commissioner in change of the internal market, Charlie McCreevy, has identified the “patchwork quilt” of hedge fund regulation in Europe as something that needs to be looked at.
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French reserve fund in SRI move
FRANCE – The French reserve fund, the Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites, has made progress in its move towards socially responsible investing.
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German BVI sees no need to regulate hedge funds
GERMANY - Fund industry association BVI has urged the government not to tighten regulation of hedge funds active in Germany, arguing that current rules are sufficient.
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Dutch schemes’ NIBC ends derivatives venture
NETHERLANDS – NIB Capital, the bank owned by the two largest Dutch pension schemes, is to wind down its 50-50 derivatives joint venture with Petercam following “continued substantial trading losses”.
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AP3 says it increases level of active risk
SWEDEN – Tredje AP-fonden, the third Swedish buffer fund, says it is increasing the level of active risk throughout its benchmark portfolio – which will see a global equity group taking full responsibility for equity mandates.
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Fidelity institutional chief joins Odey
EUROPE - David Stewart, president of Fidelity International's European institutional business, is to join Odey Asset Management as chief executive.
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IPE-QUEST: MidEast investor tenders $200m
MIDDLE EAST – A UK-based consultant has tendered $200m (€157.4m) for Nordic hedge fund ma
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Watson Wyatt UK hedge researcher moves to US
UK/US – Gideon Nieuwoudt, a hedge fund researcher at Watson Wyatt in the UK, has transferred to Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting in the US.
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Germany’s MLP taps Alpha for €800m
GERMANY - Investment consultant Alpha Portfolio Advisors says it has been awarded €800m by independent financial advisory firm MLP.
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Cerberus in ‘take-over talks’ with NIBCapital
NETHERLANDS -The Dutch private merchant bank NIBCapital is reportedly in discussions regarding a take-over from US investment company Cerberus Capital Management.
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Bandwagon begins to roll
Pension funds in Europe have been stepping up their use of external currency managers. Bill Muysken, global head of research at Mercer Investment Consulting in London, says there has been a rise in the number of pension funds seeking external currency managers. During 2004, he says, 28 of Mercer’s clients ...
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Who's for commodities
Well, what is an investment in commodities? Why does it seem to be flavour of the month? Certainly, if it is an investment in say the Goldman Sachs Commodities Index it is not necessarily an investment in commodity Prices. When looking at a commodity index investment one must look at ...
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Private equity on the cusp
Germany’s private equity (PE) market is showing dynamic growth again. The segment has digested the ups and downs of the ‘new economy’ exaggerations in both directions. The volume of capital invested is settling back onto its long-term growth path. A total of almost E3.8bn was invested in private equity in ...
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Diversification key strategy
Starting anything with a clean slate has an obvious appeal. On this principle, many pension funds choose to do away with the risk of currency fluctuations within their overall portfolio before attempting, separately, to add value through active currency management. Dutch pension fund PGGM says that from an asset liability ...
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Europe following US example
There has been huge growth in the demand for currency management over the last two years, managers report. Institutional investors are seeking both to reduce the risk of foreign exchange fluctuations while at the same time making the most of the opportunities for profit. Currency can be managed through a ...
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Freeing up managers
Pension funds are increasingly considering investing in currency hedge funds instead of using a currency overlay programme. Emmanuel Acar, head of London Risk Management Advisory at Bank of America, says this is one of the trends emerging in the currency management sphere. “Pension funds are now considering allocating to currency ...
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French take notice at last
Private equity is relatively undeveloped as an investment by French pension funds. Until now, the pressures against private equity have worked both against the sector itself and the investor. Jane Welsh, senior investment consultant at Watson Wyatt says: “Opportunities to invest in private equity in France have been limited. The ...
