All Alternatives articles – Page 174
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Frank Russell adds two to multi-manager complex
IRELAND/UK – Washington-based investment services firm, Frank Russell Company, has appointed two new managers to its150+ Dublin-domiciled multi-manager investment funds.
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Unigestion make senior moves in London and Geneva
SWITZERLAND/UK – Geneva-based alternative investment management group, Unigestion, has made three senior appointments to its teams in London and Geneva.
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AIMA to research extent of UK short-selling
UK – The London-based Alternative Investment Association (AIMA) has welcomed the news that the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the UK’s financial industry watchdog, has called for greater disclosure on short- selling.
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Hewitt enters French investment consulting market
FRANCE- Consultants Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow are entering the French investment consulting market with the purchase of the investment advisor Finance Arbitrage for an undisclosed sum.
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Fortune AM beefs up marketing team
UK– London-based alternative asset management group, Fortune Asset Management, has appointed Peter Arkell and John McDonald as directors within its marketing team in London.
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FSA to investigate short-selling
UK – The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has called for greater disclosure among hedge funds ‘selling short’, amid criticism in the industry that the practice is having a detrimental effect on already-depressed markets.
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UK private equity continues to outperform equities
UK- Private equity investments in the UK have outperformed UK pension fund assets over the past three five and ten years according to figures published by the British Venture Capital Association.
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Non-US stocks dumped from S&P500 index
US – Index provider Standard & Poor’s has dropped seven non-US companies from its S&P 500 index and replaced them with US companies, in a move that means the index is composed exclusively of US companies.
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Louisiana scheme issues e123m hedge fund RFP
US– The $6bn (€6.2bn) Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement Systems (LASERS) pension fund has issued a RFP for managers for hedge fund-of-funds portfolios worth $120m (€123.4m).
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PAIL launches European hedge fund of funds
UK – London-based alternative management firm, Progressive Alternative Investments Limited (PAIL), is to launch a new closed-end fund of European hedge funds, the Progressive European Alternative Portfolio.
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State Street to penetrate alternatives market
US – Boston-based banking and financial services company, State Street Corporation, has acquired New York-based alternative investment fund accounting and administration services firm, International Fund Services, signalling its intention to increase its presence in the alternative investment area.
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Metcalfe joins Hermes as business development head
UK- Hermes, the £46bn investment manager owned by the British Telecom pension fund, has appointed Charlie Metcalfe as head of business development and deputy chief executive.
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Make room for gold
It never rains, but it pours. Which, for most of us, is precisely the moment that we remember – with a certain degree of bitterness – how we so nearly picked up our umbrella before rushing out of the door. And so it is with gold. For two decades, the ...
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Transaction cost analysis saves coal fund e775,000
UK- The e11bn British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme is in discussions with two of its managers- Schroder Investment Management and Edinburgh Fund Management- as to how they can cut transaction costs after it emerged that Goldman Sachs Asset Management saved the scheme e775,000.
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Gartmore enters hedge fund business
UK – London-based investment management group, Gartmore, has acquired New Jersey-based hedge fund of funds management firm, Riverview International Group, for an undisclosed sum.
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Morley hires ex-Schroders head of UK equities
UK- Morley Fund Management has hired Bill Baker to run a range of UK pooled and segregated pension funds. Baker joins as a senior member of the 11-strong UK equities team in September and will report to Mike Bishop, head of pan European equities.
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New Star hires HSBC's head of alternatives
UK- New Star has hired HSBC’s head of alternative investments Charles Tritton to run its hedge fund business which currently has $700m under management.
