All Alternatives articles – Page 146
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Austria’s VPK and BVP complete merger
AUSTRIA- The two billion-euro multi-employer Vereinigte Pensionskassen AG, VPK, and the 1.2 billion-euro banking and insurance sector pension fund BVP-Pensionskassen AG have merged.
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BlackRock to buy State Street Research
US – US investment management firm BlackRock is to buy State Street Research, which is not related to its Boston neighbour State Street Corp., from MetLife for 375 million dollars (310 million euros) in cash and stock.
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Watson, Hewitt involved in Austrian hedge move
AUSTRIA – Consulting firms Watson Wyatt and Hewitt bacon & Woodrow are both involved in an Austrian hedge fund venture launched by Raiffeisen Capital Management.
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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.
