All Alternatives articles – Page 178
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Partners acquires saisGroup to expand offering
SWITZERLAND – Zug-based independent private equity firm, Partners Group, has acquired specialist hedge fund management company, saisGroup, adding hedge funds to its product range for the first time.
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BGI in new high return hedge fund launch
UK/IRELAND – Barclays Global Investors (BGI) in London has launched a new, high return market neutral hedge fund, a higher risk version of its UK equity market neutral fund.
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UK P/E fund pulls in European and US investors
UK - European and US institutions have backed a new private equity fund targeting UK investment opportunities. London-based investment bank Close Brothers raised £202m(€330.4m) in its closed CBPE Fund VI, just exceeding its £200m target.
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Widening your options for currency returns
Currency overlay, the process by which institutional clients are able to overlay the expertise of currency managers on currency exposures inherent in international investing, has become a necessary part of investment management globally as funds increasingly invest abroad. As with any other investment area, there are multiple styles that can ...
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More difficult to select hedge fund managers
The suitability of hedge funds within institutional portfolios has been under debate since hedge funds first appeared in the market. Even though more institutions across Europe are now having some exposure to this type of investment, many are still concerned about risk, lack of transparency and other issues that in ...
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Why primary and secondary funds of funds are still worth it
Over the past six years, private equity has experienced an aggressive growth, both in terms of capital under management and amount invested, and fund of funds with their specific techniques and particularities, especially pure primary and pure secondary funds, have demonstrated their various advantages. Even in such a tricky economic ...
