All Alternatives articles – Page 172
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European real estate: the case for real estate
The performance, diversification benefits and attractive income profile of real estate permit to invest in a multi-asset portfolio, despite its relative illiquidity. Not surprisingly, the asset class is finding increasing favour with institutional investors, especially pension funds. First, real estate performance has been outstanding when compared to that of other ...
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European private equity: a full potential market
In increasingly testing financial markets, investors are looking for new sources of diversification and return. Private equity should be an integral part of their investment choices. All the reasons for growth… The private equity market in Europe is currently the beneficiary of two sets of factors that are positive ...
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Hedge funds get guarded welcome
Hedge funds now represent a small but significant part of the portfolios of some of Sweden’s foundations. The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Reseach (SSF) took its first tentative steps into hedge funds last year. Bjorn Brandt, director of administration at SSF says: “To diversify foundation assets and obtain a performance ...
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Why overlays are 'must haves' for funds
Currency overlay is a ‘must have’ for plan sponsors with cross border investments and processes that control risks. Currency risk has become important in today’s average pension portfolio and is increasing in importance. InterSec Research Corp., a consultant, projects pension funds globally will have one out of five dollars invested ...
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You cannot leave home without it
The euro rise has focused attention on the importance of currency management. If you are invested in non-European equities, and hedged the currency risk, then your fund lost 20.9% in the first half of this year. If your international equity managers did not currency hedge, then this loss was increased ...
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Investing in US timberland
Over the past 20 years, US institutional investments in timberland have increased remarkably, starting at just $4 million in 1981 and reaching $10 billion by 2001. In this article, we look at why timberland has gained the interest of institutional investors, and what the future holds for those considering timberland ...
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Nordea shakes up asset management arrangement
DENMARK- Nordea Asset Management has announced it is centralising its European, US and global equity management in Copenhagen. At the same time it is centralising the management of Norwegian equities in Oslo while bringing its European fixed income operation to Copenhagen.
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ING reorganises asset management into regions
GLOBAL- ING Investment Management is to be introduced in ING’s regional businesses in the Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe in a move that sees it rearranged along a regional basis.
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UK railway fund to increase private equity holding
UK- Railpen, the UK railway £13bn (e20.3bn) pension scheme, is to increase its allocation to private equity from 2% to 5%, taking the level of investment from around £400m (e626m) to £750m (e1.17bn).
