All Alternatives articles – Page 179
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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 ...
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Performance record rivalling the US
Europe today offers a real alternative to the US in private equity. The industry has at last gained status as a true asset class and, at only 0.383% of European GDP, private equity still has considerable room for further growth. However, with the technology sector mired in trouble and a ...
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LGT beefs up executive board
SWITZERLAND – Switzerland-based alternative investment firm, LGT Capital partners has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Maximilian Brönner and Tycho Sneyers to its executive board.
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UBS rebrands its asset management
GLOBAL- UBS Asset Management is bringing its asset management companies under a single global brand known as UBS Global Asset Management as of April 8th.
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AP7 finally gets e195m alternatives approval
SWEDEN- The board of Sweden’s e2.6bn AP7 fund has finally given the go ahead to invest 8% of the portfolio in hedge funds and private equity. A week ago the fund delayed the decision due to concerns about pricing the investments into daily NAV calculations and about them meeting the ...
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Little replaces Groom as Mellon Global CEO
UK – Mellon Global Investments has appointed Jon Little as its new chief executive officer in place of Jon Groom, who is leaving the company for personal reasons.
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AP3 to invest Sek6bn in private equity by 2006
SWEDEN- Sweden’s AP3 fund still has up to Sek6bn (e653m) to commit to private equity investments over the next three to four years. Last Summer it announced it was investing up to 5% of the Sek133bn fund in private equity but so far it has only committed Sek729m and invested ...
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EU- Spain pushes quantitative investment rules
EU- The Spanish presidency of the European Union is leading a move to persuade the European Council to include quantitative investment rules – the so called prudent man plus principle – in the proposed pensions directive.
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AP7 delays decision on alternative investments
SWEDEN- Sweden’s e2.6bn AP7 default fund has delayed the decision to allocate a total of $170m (e195m) to hedge funds and private equity. AP7’s board met yesterday to pick alternative investment managers from a shortlist but instead postponed the decision for at least three weeks.
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CDC IXIS launches long/short large cap fund
FRANCE – CDC IXIS Asset Management has launched a long/short alternative investment fund, a Dublin registered non-market neutral vehicle with a European large cap investment bias.
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Axa launches second futures hedge fund
FRANCE/IRELAND – French asset managers, Axa Investment Management (Axa IM), has launched its second hedge fund to invest in the futures markets, Axa Futures II...
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AIMA says hedge fund transparency lacking
GLOBAL- Research by the Alternative Investment Management Association and Capital Market Risk Advisors into the hedge fund of funds industry suggests that although investors remain wary of investing due to a lack of transparency, hedge fund managers are convinced they are providing enough disclosure.
