All Alternatives articles – Page 184
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Morley develops core/satellite hedge approach
UK – Morley Fund Management is to implement a new core, long overlay and active satellite approach in its management of the £57bn (€90bn) Norwich Union with profits insurance funds....
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SEB launches Luxembourg venture fund of funds
SWEDEN – Swedish investment bank SEB has launched a Luxembourg-based private equity fund of funds for institutional and private investors with the assets invested in a globally diversified portfolio of private equity funds.
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Stock lenders hit back at 'short selling' critics
US SPECIAL – Stock lending operations within investment houses have hit out at reports that they may be inadvertently fuelling a market in short selling in the current volatile economic climate following Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in the US.....
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UK £5bn fund appoints five private equity managers
UK – The £5bn (€8.1bn) Bradford-based West Yorkshire Pension Fund, the scheme for local government workers in the region, has appointed a raft of private equity managers as part of a move to increase venture assets to around four per cent of the fund’s portfolio in the next few years....
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EVCA lobbies EU on private equity 'disparities'
EUROPE – Considerable disparities exist between EU member states over regulations and incentives surrounding venture capital and private equity, despite the single market, the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) today told European Union (EU) representatives....
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CSAM appoints European equity research head
Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has appointed Ella Brown to the position of London head of European equity research....
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ABP appoints Achmea director as CIO for equities
NETHERLANDS - Jan Straatman, the former director of asset management (CIO) at Achmea Global Investors has been appointed as chief investment officer for equities with ABP Investments in Amsterdam, the investment arm of the e150bn Dutch pension fund....
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Russell in Germany/Austria venture funds tie-up
GERMANY/AUSTRIA – Frank Russell is joining forces with HVB International Markets, a branch of HypoVereinsbank - Germany’s second largest private commercial bank, to create a series of private equity fund of funds for institutional and private investors in Germany and Austria....
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Rate cuts fail to ignite equity marts, says FTSE
Interest rate cuts from the world's central banks failed to bolster global equity markets in August, according to figures compiled by FTSE....
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Putting the case beyond doubt
The global asset allocation, which has been advocated by academic scholars and investment practitioners for the last two decades, produces a puzzling effect on the portfolios of pension plans. The puzzle stems from the fact that international assets offer ex-post diversification benefits to institutional portfolios while introducing an additional source ...
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Way the wind is blowing
The arguments for using currency management have been widely publicised for many years, both from the perspective of lowering risk in a foreign portfolio, as well as enhancing active management returns. So why has it become even more important now for pension funds to re-assess their currency exposures? This is ...
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Solutions for smaller funds
Pooled funds have been an attractive proposition for wealthy individuals and smaller institutional investors for many years, due to their lower management fees and custodial costs when compared with separately managed accounts. Pooled funds are also available in a huge variety of investment strategies, including international investments. However, pooled fund ...
