All Alternatives articles – Page 185
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Online service for European and Asian PE investors
UK – AltAssets, the online private equity news and research service, has launched a global online private equity and venture capital funds listing service...
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Aon to launch multi-manager funds for UK
UK – Aon Consulting is to launch a new investment management company later this year, Aon Asset Management, which is expected to have between £500m (€815m) and £1bn (€1.6) in assets under management...
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Future looks bright for Europe's venture market
EUROPE - The medium-term outlook for the private equity industry in Europe has never been brighter, according to a Bank of Scotland sponsored report into the positive impact of legislation and initiatives at both European and government level.....
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New fund-of-funds manager launches in Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG - Eiger Capital, a new fund-of-funds management company has been launched in Luxembourg....
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Old Mutual splits chairman and chief exec roles
UK – Old Mutual is to split the role of chairman and chief executive officer within the group. Michael J Lovett is to continue as Chairman, whilst his former chief executive role will go to James Sutcliffe, who was previously on the board of Old Mutual with responsibility for ...
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Hutton resigns from Morgan Grenfell Private Equity
UK – Deutsche Bank has brought in Sir Robert Smith as chief executive officer (CEO) at the group’s venture arm Morgan Grenfell Private Equity (MGPE) to replace former CEO Graham Hutton, who is leaving the firm following a disagreement over plans to sell the business to its management....
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General Motors appoints Man as hedge fund advisor
UK – Glenwood, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Man Group, the international hedge fund and futures broker, has been appointed as strategic hedge fund consultant to General Motors Investment Management Company (GMIMCo).....
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Oppenheimer buys hedge fund outfit Tremont
US – Tremont Advisers, the alternative investment and hedge fund advisory firm has been bought out by Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp, the parent company of OppenheimerFunds, which currently has $120bn (€140bn) in assets under management.....
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US report issued on NAV/fair value practices
US – Capital Market Risk Advisors (CMRA), the New York based risk management specialist advisory firm, has published the results of its recent Net Asset Value (NAV) / Fair Value practices survey in the US.
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Norwegian fund appoints Den Norske and Pareto
NORWAY – The NKr 800m (€101m) Larvik Primary Fund, the fund established to support the city of Larvik’s local economy has awarded two active segregated balanced mandates to Den Norske Bank Asset Management (DNB) and Pareto Asset Management....
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First Quadrant promotes Goodsall to chairman slot
UK – US quant house, First Quadrant, has appointed Bill Goodsall as chairman and promoted Robert Brown to the position of managing director in its London office....
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BNP Paribas teams up with hedge fund specialist
UK/FRANCE – BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNP PAM) and London based hedge fund specialist firm, Fauchier Partners, have announced the establishment of a joint venture company to manage all of BNP PAM’s hedge funds...
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Transparency the hedge issue
On the back of plunging markets, pension schemes have been rudely re-awakened to negative returns for the first time in many years. As a result, headspinning research papers debating alternative investment, particularly in hedge funds, are firmly back in the ‘in-tray’ of pension fund managers around the continent. So, where ...
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Swedish manager poaches FIS chief for US push
Stockholm-based asset manager Länsförsäkringar Kapitalförvaltning is beefing up its US operations by recruiting J Robert Bloom as head of its New York office.... And all the week's major people moves...
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Belgacom reveals tender plans for e300m new assets
BELGIUM – The country’s largest pension fund, the e3.5bn Belgacom scheme, has revealed its tender proposals for the investment of up to e300m of new asset inflows into hedge funds, real estate and credits....
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Hedge fund association revamps web-site
The Nassau-based Hedge Fund Association has re-launched its web site under the URL www.thehfa.org....
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SEB selects Schroders for SEK12bn advisory brief
SWEDEN/UK – Stockholm based financial services group Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has appointed London based asset manager Schroders to advise it on the management of its SEK12bn (e1.3bn) Asian and emerging market equity assets....
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Bugnone takes the chair at the EVCA
EUROPE – Edoardo Bugnone has been named as the new chairman of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA)....
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New Proximus fund opts for Fortis and ABN-AMRO
BELGIUM - Proximus, the mobile phone subsidiary of Belgacom – the Belgian telecommunications group, has appointed investment managers Fortis and ABN-AMRO for passive and active equity briefs respectively, following the transfer of assets into its fledgling pension fund....
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AXA rolls out venture fund of funds in Germany
GERMANY – AXA Investment Managers is to offer German institutional investors access to a range of private equity products through its Frankfurt office, including fund of funds, secondary funds and venture capital....
