All Alternatives articles – Page 162
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AP1 widens consultant remit to include ALM
SWEDEN – The 12.8-billion euro Swedish national pension scheme AP1 is looking for a consultant who can offer asset liability modelling, manager selection and evaluation.
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Pension funds “natural” investors in German roads
GERMANY – Pension funds are “natural” investors in German road-building projects, according to a new report by Deutsche Bank – though it admits it may be hard to attract international institutions.
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Lacaille replaces Woods as SSGA's UK CIO
UK – State Street Global Advisors’ UK chief investment officer, Chris Woods, has been moved into a different role and is being replaced by Rick Lacaille, former head of structured products.
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Fidelity tops poll of European fund managers
EUROPE – Fidelity Investment Services has been voted the leading pan-European fund management firm in the Thomson Extel survey.
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Austrian private equity fund raising jumped 30% in 2002
AUSTRIA – Investment into private equity remained stable from Austrian investors in 2002, although fundraising in Austria showed nearly a 30% increase, according to the Austrian private equity and venture capital organisation, AVCO.
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Pension funds shunned private equity in 2002 says EVCA
EUROPE – Pension funds significantly decreased their investments in the European private equity industry in 2002, according to the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA).
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Europe's top 400 manager list - Changes at the top of e23trn market
EUROPE - There has been major changes at the top among Europe’s asset mangers, according to the Investment & Pension Europe survey of the top 400 players in the business, who between them handle some euro 22.6 trillion in assets. This figure is down from the euro 24 trillion recorded in last year’s survey.
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Altor E650m fund closes well ahead of target
SWEDEN – Altor Equity Partners has closed its first private equity fund at Euros 650 million, well ahead of its initial target of Euros 500 million after a successful placement.
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CSAM's chief investment officer Smith to leave in revamp
GLOBAL – Larry Smith is to leave his post as chief investment officer at Credit Suisse Asset Management after three years following yet another re-organisation by the company.
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Lucent’s Dutch fund ousts Schootse Poort, ABN Amro
NETHERLANDS – The incumbent managers at Lucent Technologies’ 450 million euro Dutch pension fund, Schootse Poort and ABN Amro, have been replaced in a shift to specialist managers.
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Liechtenstein’s LGT buys Swiss Life’s STG
SWITZERLAND / LIECHTENSTEIN – Financial services company, LGT GROUP, is acquiring fiduciary company STG Treuhandgesellschaft and its subsidiaries from the Swiss Life Group in order to expand, and to strengthen its activities in Switzerland.
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UK’s Leicester reviews asset, portfolio structure
UK – The 1.1 billion pound (1.52 billion euro) Leicestershire county council pension fund is reviewing its asset and portfolio structure and is asking for managers to put forward proposals for various asset classes.
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London pension fund moves into private equity
UK – The London Pension Fund Authority is tendering a private equity mandate worth between 50 to 75 million pounds (70-105 million euros) after deciding to start investing in the asset class.
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Pension reform hits Gaz de France credit rating
FRANCE – French utility Gaz de France has had its long-term corporate rating lowered to AA by Standard & Poor’s, partially as a result of the future pension reform in France.
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Goldman Sachs AM boosts European management
EUROPE – Goldman Sachs Asset Management has made several new appointments aimed at boosting its European institutional sales and marketing.
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Switzerland's Adveq bullish on private equity
SWITZERLAND - Fund of funds manager of private equity investments Adveq has signalled its confidence in the private equity market.
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Northern Trust hires Martin Currie’s Sagraves
UK – Northern Trust Global Investments has hired Barry Sagraves from Martin Currie to head its European investment business.
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Schroders in European property push
EUROPE – Schroders Property Investment Management is making a push into Europe, joining two European property associations, and adding one member to its team.
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Hedge fund firm Platinum boosts European sales
EUROPE – Hedge fund company Platinum Capital Management has named Reinhard Nigl as director of European business development.
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Mercer wins Omnetica actuarial job
UK – Siemens affiliate, Omnetica, has appointed Mercer Human Resource Consulting to provide actuarial and investment advice for its new defined contribution scheme.
