All Alternatives articles – Page 155
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Pensions, ageing on agenda at Davos forum
SWITZERLAND – Ageing populations and the pension “time bomb” are on the agenda at the forthcoming World Economic Forum event in Davos.
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European institutions buy into DB real estate
EUROPE – Deutsche Asset Management has sold a 1.2 billion-dollar (940 million-euro) real estate fund to a group of European and US institutional investors and wealthy individuals.
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FTSE eyeing investable hedge fund index
UK – Index company FTSE Group is looking at developing an investable hedge fund index.
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Robeco to begin “active voting” as assets rise
NETHERLANDS – Robeco says it will start actively exercising its voting rights at shareholder meetings this year – and that it will put its voting record on its web site.
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Italy’s Fonchim nears E800m scheme revamp
ITALY - The results of one of the largest manager searches among Italy’s second pillar pension schemes is expected soon.
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Two funds opt for hedge strategies
Two European pension funds have made commitments to hedge funds as part of a growing trend. The E1.3bn pension fund of Dutch research institute TNO has allocated E30m to hedge funds, while in the UK, the Kvaener pension fund has allocated £25m (E35m). The Rijswijk-based TNO has awarded two E15m ...
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Swaps 'ideal for pension funds'
Derivatives can enable pension funds to re-shape their asset returns. They can guarantee an upside and protect the downside. Crucially they provide a closer match than bonds to a mature pension fund’s liabilities. The use of derivatives by pension was one of the key themes at Watson Wyatt’s 11th annual ...
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BNP Paribas AM launches three hedge funds
FRANCE - BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched three hedge funds as part a push into the alternative asset arena.
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Belgacom downgraded over pensions
BELGIUM – Telecoms company Belgacom has been downgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor’s because of the planned transfer of its pension fund to the Belgian state.
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Goldman Q4 asset management revenues rise
US – Goldman Sachs says its revenues from asset management rose 33% in the fourth quarter.
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Russell to buy private equity firm Pantheon
GLOBAL – Russell Investment Group is to buy global private equity fund-of-funds specialist Pantheon for an undisclosed sum, with Russell hailing the deal as an "ideal strategic fit".
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Former CalPERS chief hails UK gold listing
UK - James Burton, the former chief executive of CalPERS who now runs the World Gold Council, has hailed the first day of dealing in a new gold stock aimed at institutional and retail investors.
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Institutions raising hedge allocation - Edhec
EUROPE - Institutional investors’ allocations to European funds of hedge funds are growing rapidly, according to a study by Edhec Group, one the leading French Business Schools. But high net worth investors still represent the main category of investors.
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TNO puts E30m into hedge funds
NETHERLANDS – The 1.3 billion-euro pension fund of Dutch research institute TNO has allocated 30 million euros to hedge funds, taking the cash out of equities.
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PGGM names new equities and fixed income heads
NETHERLANDS – The 49.7 billion-euro Dutch healthcare pension fund PGGM, which recently named a new chairman, has named new heads for equities and fixed income.
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Flexibility in matching pension liabilities
“Pension funds worldwide are in big trouble.” This bleak sentence starts a working paper on ‘How derivatives can help solve the pension fund crisis’, written by the Cass Business School1. Factors such as increasing life expectancy and changes in accounting rules have made it difficult for many pension fund managers ...
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Fund of funds gives focus to private equity investment
ATP Private Equity Partners was set up two and a half years ago to manage the global private equity investments on behalf of ATP and SP, the Danish supplementary pension arrangements. ATP Private Equity Partners combines the private equity incentive and co-investment model with the long-term capital source from an ...
