All Alternatives articles – Page 182
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German metalworkers tender enters second phase
GERMANY – The tender process for selecting investment managers for the German metal and electronics workers’ new retirement provision company, as reported by IPE-Newsline in September, has entered its second phase, with three of the original nine players left in contention, and other industries ready to participate....
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Sweden's AP7 reveals e180m hedge/venture plans
SWEDEN - The e2.3bn AP7 fund – the default fund for Sweden’s PPM system - has laid out its plans for the investment of around e180m in hedge fund and private equity assets in tandem with the selection of a consultant to advise on the process....
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AP7 shortlists six advisors for alternatives brief
SWEDEN - The e2.3bn AP7 fund has whittled down its search for an advisor to an approximately e180m tender for hedge fund and private equity exposure to a shortlist of six consultants, with a public decision expected in the next few days.....
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Goldmans and Natexis in multi-manager alliance
FRANCE/UK – Paris based Natexis Banques Populaires (NBP) and London based Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (GSAMI) have signed a cooperation agreement to consolidate their respective positions in the multi-management market....
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Gensec becomes 'io' in Europe multi-manager push
EUROPE – South African investment firm, Gensec International Asset Management, has rebranded itself to become io investors, in a bid to refocus its multi-manager offering to the European market....
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Fund managers heed profit warnings, says PwC
FUND MANAGEMENT – The fund management industry appears to be responding to warnings of significant profit declines after a year of increased competitive pressure, with profit margins falling less than expected reports, according to a survey by consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers....
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Cross-border real estate investment rises
EUROPE - European cross-border investment in real estate rose for the third quarter of this year but remains some 25% below the record figures of last year, according to the latest report from DTZ Research....
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Mellon reshuffles management for European growth
UK/EUROPE - Mellon Financial Corporation (Mellon) has announced a raft of senior European management changes as it sets its sights on business growth on the continent, beginning with the move of Jack Klinck, Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Strategy and Development, to London as head of Mellon Europe.... ...
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Fortis opens new Irish funds office
IRELAND – Fortis Fund Services (Ireland) Ltd (FFSI) has opened a new branch office in Galway City, which is expected to employ over 50 people....
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Punter Southall names two new principals
UK – Consulting actuary firm, Punter Southall (PS), has promoted Gail Chorley and James Saunders to the position of principal, bringing the number of principals at the company to 23....
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Swiss ABB scheme launches new venture fund
SWITZERLAND – The €3.6bn Baden based ABB Vorsorge (ABB) pension fund company has launched its fourth closed-end private equity fund, which has already raised CHF 80m (€54.5m) in its first closing....
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Austrian employers propose new DC model
AUSTRIA – The country’s employers association and unions have come up with a defined contribution (DC) pensions system designed to modernise the Austrian retirement benefit and provisions’ landscape, says Vienna based Actuaria Benefit Consulting.....
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Gartmore enters Italian market with Meotti hire
ITALY – UK fund management house, Gartmore, has moved into the Italian market with the opening of an office in Milan and the appointment of former ING Italian institutional chief, Nicola Meotti, as country manager....
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Europe happier than UK over stock exchanges
EUROPE /UK - Stock exchanges seem to be better regarded in Continental Europe than they are in the UK, according to a recent survey of opinion, entitled “Improving Trading Efficiency In European Equity Markets” amongst European broker-dealers and institutions, published by London-based Westminster and City Programmes....
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Rothschild names new institutional client manager
UK – Rothschild Asset Management has appointed Marion Colverd as manager of its institutional client service team in London.
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Blackstone lures Meaden for European hedge start
Nicola Meaden, chairman and CEO of hedge fund advisory group Tremont TASS (Europe) has quit the firm to join US outfit Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), which establishes its first physical presence in Europe with the appointment.....
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Transparency/liquidity needs of alternative investment
In the past, alternative investment strategies (AIS), such as hedge funds and managed futures investing has been dominated by high net worth investors. They were willing to bear the disadvantages of the mostly illiquid and non-transparent but steadily returning investment strategies. Due to the attractive risk-reward characteristics of AIS as ...
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An 'untraditional' multi-manager approach to alternatives
Transparency? Defined risk management? Short lock-up periods? Fee-sensitive? A fund that can handle critical mass? Do these sound impossible? Think again. These are hedge fund characteristics that investors have been seeking with little or no success in recent years – and with the new problems that lie ahead since the ...
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Taking a 'pure' approach to long-short equity
CDC IXIS Asset Management has recently enlarged its investment capabilities through the creation of a ‘Long-Short’ Equity Fund. This hedge fund will, in turn, reinforce company expertise in alternative investment products, targeting an institutional clientele of qualified investors. The acquisition of the American holding company Nvest at the end of ...
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Clamour for information
Over the past year hedge funds have boomed. An estimated $8.4bn (€ƒ9.2bn) flooded into the sector in the second quarter of this year, and new alternative investment firms seem to appear on a weekly basis. But as capital flows towards hedge funds, there is a growing demand for greater transparency ...
