All Alternatives articles – Page 162
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HFR boosts European institutional marketing
UK – Hedge Fund Research has hired a former Bank of America vice president to boost its European institutional marketing.
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Pension funds were top contributors to PE in 2002
EUROPE – Pension funds were the largest contributors to European private equity vehicles in 2002, according to a new report.
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More funds seeking hedge fund of funds, says Io
UK – An increasing number of UK pension funds are looking to invest in hedge fund of funds - but they need to be aware of how to identify the right fund. So says manager of managers Io Investors.
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Metalektro taps Goldman for E750m brief
NETHERLANDS – The 11.7 billion euro Pensioenfonds Metalektro has appointed Goldman Sachs Asset Management to manage a 750 million euro asset allocation and active currency mandate.
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Europe fragmenting on hedge fund regulation
EUROPE - The European hedge fund market will become increasingly fragmented, as more countries adopt their own system of hedge fund regulation, an alternative investment consultant predicts.
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Goldman Sachs asset mgmt revenues fall 9%
US – Revenues at Goldman Sachs’ asset management division fell nine percent in the second quarter.
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Winterthur cuts Swiss retirement benefits
SWITZERLAND – Credit Suisse’s life and pensions arm Winterthur has cut the amount it will pay out to Swiss beneficiaries in a revamp that it says will put employee benefits on a more sustainable footing.
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Goldman Sachs AM loses E6.8bn in British Coal revamp
UK - The 10 billion pound (14 billion euro) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme has withdrawn 4.8 billion pounds (6.8 billion euros) from Goldman Sachs Asset Management -but says GSAM remains a "favoured manager".
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Deutsche Bank in European hedge fund index deal
UK – Deutsche Bank has signed a distribution deal with Hedge Fund Research Europe, under which the bank will be able to offer products based on the HFRX Indices to European institutional and retail investors.
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Supranational seeks hedge FoF via IPE-Quest
GLOBAL – A supranational is looking for a hedge fund of funds strategy with a conservative overall approach via IPE-Quest.
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AXA IM names global consultant relations head
UK – AXA Investment Managers has promoted Joanna Munro to head of UK institutional business development and head of global consultant relations and Nigel Loweth to head of UK institutional sales.
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Nestle seeks portfolio manager for Swiss fund
SWITZERLAND – The six billion Swiss franc (3.8 billion euro) Swiss Pension Fund of food group Nestle says it is looking to recruit a Portfolio Manager, Modeling.
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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).
