All Alternatives articles – Page 166
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GSAM names European equity heads
EUROPE – Goldman Sachs Asset Management has named Hywel George and Stuart McPherson as its new co-chief investment officers for its European equity business.
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European CIOs see assets rising in 2003
EUROPE – Eighty percent of European chief investment officers surveyed by US risk measurement firm Barra are positive that assets under management will increase over 2003.
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Calpers seeks hedge fund boost
US – Investment staff at Calpers, the world’s second largest pension fund, are to recommend that the fund raise its one billion dollar (930 million euro) allocation to hedge funds when the fund’s investment committee meets in June.
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Pension funds rate Pictet top for custody
EUROPE – Pension funds have again rated Pictet as the best global custodian in the latest survey of the custody business by UK firm R&M Consultants.
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Odey launches pan-European UCITS
EUROPE – Odey Asset Management has launched a pan-European Dublin-registered UCITS targeting international and offshore investors.
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40% of PE fund of funds managers under threat
GLOBAL – Rapid growth in the private equity market may spell good news for fund of funds managers, but only those offering distinct strategies will last the duration, according to a report by London-based private equity research firm AltAssets.
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ABP hails “very rewarding” tie with SSgA
NETHERLANDS – Stichting Pensioen Fonds ABP, Europe’s largest pension fund, says its two-year partnership with State Street Corp. in the State Street Global Alliance has proved “very rewarding”.
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Martin Currie hires private equity head
UK – Martin Currie has recruited Paul Murray of Deutsche Capital Partners to head up its private equity team.
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CDC tops French asset management survey
FRANCE – CDC Ixis Asset Management has been voted the top French asset manager by France’s largest institutional investors, according to a survey conducted by consultants Amadeis.
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Hedge fund seeding
Growth in the hedge fund world is unprecedented and the future remains promising. After a decade of growth averaging 20% a year, analysts now predict that the annual growth rate for the next 10 years could exceed 25%. According to a recent study by Oliver, Wyman & Co and UBS ...
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Credit Suisse AM revamps European management
EUROPE – Credit Suisse Asset Management Europe has announced its pan-European management structure and executive board members.
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e10bn Dutch scheme to treble private equity assets
NETHERLANDS – The 10 billion euro Dutch railway pension fund, Spoorwegpensioenfonds (SPF), is upping its allocation to private equity from 180 million euros to 500 million euros.
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Bank Leu issues hedge fund RFP
SWITZERLAND – Bank Leu has issued a request for proposal for its new Swiss-registered hedge fund products, though it did not disclose the size of mandates.
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Pension funds back France's Activa buyout fund
FRANCE – Paris-based private equity firm Activa Capital has attracted European pension funds and fund managers, with a first close of 90 million euros on its mid-market buyout fund.
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MLIM assets fall for third year in a row
GLOBAL – Merrill Lynch Investment Managers’ assets under management fell in 2002 for the third consecutive year.
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Switzerland’s Partners in venture with Sauerborn
GERMANY/SWITZERLAND – Swiss alternative asset manager Partners Group and German private asset manager and financial service provider Sauerborn Trust AG (formerly FERI Family Office AG) have launched a joint venture in Switzerland aimed at high net worth individuals.
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UK Environment Agency pensions head quits
UK – The head of pensions at the 994 million pound (1.5 billion euro) UK Environment Agency pension fund, Sue Timberwell, has left.
