All Alternatives articles – Page 145
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Molenaar to head Robeco Asset Management
NETHERLANDS – Robeco has named Niek Molenaar as head of Robeco Asset Management as part of a revamp that has left marketing head Hans van der Koogh ousted from the firm’s top level.
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Global finance chiefs reviewing hedge funds
GLOBAL – The central bankers, regulators and international bodies that comprise the Financial Stability Forum say they are scrutinizing the impact of hedge fund inflows on markets and institutions’ risk.
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ABP equities chief Straatman gains fixed income
NETHERLANDS – ABP Investments, the asset management arm of Europe’s largest pension fund, has rotated the responsibilities of its board of directors – with equities chief Jan Straatman also gaining responsibility for fixed income.
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Aon enters Swedish pension consulting market
SWEDEN – Aon Consulting says it has entered the Swedish pension consulting market – aiming to become market leader by 2007.
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Credit Agricole AM in E12bn asset boost
FRANCE – Assets under management at Credit Agricole‘s asset management business rose by 12 billion euros in the fist half – boosted by institutional and corporate inflows.
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Rapid asset ‘churn’ seen harming hedge industry
GLOBAL – The rapid switching of assets in and out of hedge funds could blow the industry away, says industry veteran Michael Goldman, one of the founders of fund of hedge fund firm Momentum, now part of Pioneer Investments.
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Stoxx says European index to overtake S&P 500
EUROPE – Stoxx, the joint venture index provider, says it is only a matter of time before its Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 index overtakes the S&P 500 in terms of assets.
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Features
Currency managers do it all the time
The Russell/Mellon survey of actively managed currency accounts* continues to grow in its coverage. Last year’s results indicate that managers on average can add value in this type of mandate across a broad spectrum of investor’s currencies.The survey of active currency overlay managers is conducted on a quarterly basis ...
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CSAM German institutional assets up 16%
GERMANY – Credit Suisse Asset Management’s German institutional assets under management have risen 15.9% to 4.21 billion euros in the first half, compared to the previous year.
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European fund-of-funds growth levels off – report
EUROPE – Growth in the fund-of-funds market in continental Europe has “levelled off”, according to a report from Cerulli Associates.
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Hedge firm Tremont names London investment head
EUROPE - Tremont Capital Management, which produces a hedge fund index with Credit Suisse First Boston and owns TASS Research, has named Jim Mitchell to the new role of head of investment management, Europe.
