All Alternatives articles – Page 147
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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.
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Features
"Je ne regrette rien..."
The lure of greater freedom and flexibility is enticing successful fund managers to leave the security of traditional, large investment firms to try their luck in smaller, more nimble and adventurous hedge fund start-ups. Once out, they are finding that they relish the challenge and excitement. And many of those ...
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German funds set to increase equities – survey
GERMANY – German pension funds and insurers are likely to increase their weighting to equities in the medium to long term, according to a survey by Heissmann Consultants.
