All Alternatives articles – Page 146
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European pension funds' role in oil hike unclear
EUROPE - Contrasting views have emerged today about the impact of European pension funds on the current rising oil price.
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Singer & Friedlander CEO Hodson stands down
UK – John Hodson is to stand down as chief executive of Singer & Friedlander after 12 years in the job and be replaced by finance director Tony Shearer.
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Benelux private equity market at zero – report
BENELUX – Fundraising in the private equity market in Benelux, valued in billions of euros at its peak a few years ago, saw zero activity in 2003 a new report says.
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Mercer aids London councils’ alternatives move
UK - The pension funds of the London Boroughs of Islington and Brent are considering getting into alternative investments such as real estate, private equities and hedge funds – aided by consulting firm Mercer.
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Citigroup outlines plans for global property arm
GLOBAL - The new chief executive of Citigroup’s real estate arm has outlined its plans to create a “top tier” global real estate investment management business in an interview with IPE Real Estate.
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German management fees vary widely – survey
GERMANY - The fees asked for active management in Germany can vary by over 800%, according to a survey by GSC-PPCmetrics Investment Consulting AG.
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Irish reserve fund plans E400m real estate move
IRELAND - The 10 billion-euro National Pensions Reserve Fund has appointed F&C’s Ian Gleeson as property manager to oversee a planned 400 million-euro real estate allocation.
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Half of UK schemes eye hedge funds - survey
UK - Nearly half of UK pension funds are either already, or are considering, investing in hedge funds, according to a survey by UniCredito’s Pioneer Alternative Investments.
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Ex-Singer & Friedlander chief joins hedge fund
UK – Former Singer & Friedlander institutional head Peter Dencik has joined hedge fund group Key Asset Management as chief executive.
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Alternative ‘wall of money’ not seen – Mercer
GLOBAL – Mercer Investment Consulting says the predicted “wall of money” into alternative assets such as hedge funds has not materialised – in part due to the lack of transparency, costs and governance problems.
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Dutch funds’ Harcourt in German hedge move
GERMANY - Commerzbank’s Cominvest Asset Management and Dutch pension-fund-owned Harcourt Investment Consulting are planning to launch a fund of hedge funds in the second half of the year.
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Gartmore names institutional chief
UK - Gartmore Investment Management has named Invesco UK’s Angus Woolhouse as head of business development for its global institutional and alternative investments business, spanning the US, Europe and Japan.
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Fortis hires fund exec from Ernst & Young
EUROPE - Fortis Bank has appointed Ernst &Young’s Jimmy Donnelly as senior business development manager at its Prime Fund Solutions arm.
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BGI hires Shellard for European ETF role
EUROPE - Barclays Global Investors has named Nick Shellard as European business development officer for its iShares exchange-traded funds business.
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IPE publishes Top 400 European asset managers
EUROPE - IPE has today published its 2004 ranking of the Top 400 asset managers active in the multi trillion-euro European marketplace, with Allianz, Fidelity and State Street Global Advisors retaining their top three places.
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BGI seeing lot of European interest in ETFs
EUROPE – Barclays Global Investors, the largest manager of European pension fund assets, says it is seeing a lot of interest in Europe for exchange-traded funds.
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German hedge market could grow to E20bn
GERMANY- The German hedge fund markets, newly open to institutional investors, could grow to 20 billion euros in the next five years, according to consultant Mercer.
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US SEC acts in hedge fund fraud case
US – The Securities and Exchange Commission has acted against alleged fraud at a Pennsylvania-based hedge fund called Fountainhead.
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Nestlé “very seriously” considering Irish CCF
GLOBAL - Multinational food group Nestlé, which has a 6.2 billion-Swiss franc (3.8 billion-euro) pension fund says it is “very seriously” considering Ireland’s tax-transparent pension vehicle Common Contractual Fund, or CCF.
