All Alternatives articles – Page 185
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FTSE consults on new UK corporate bond index
UK - FTSE has launched a market consultation exercise seeking comments on the development of a new UK focused corporate bond index, which it says reflects the decrease in the supply of UK gilts and the search for alternative investment opportunities....
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UK launch of multi-strategy fund of hedge funds
UK – London based alternative investment specialist, Global Investment Advisers (GIA), has launched a multi-strategy tracker fund of hedge funds into the UK market....
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Dutch fund head to chair Swiss private equity firm
NETHERLANDS/SWITZERLAND – Marinus Keijzer, chief investment officer of the Zeist based Emeritaatsfonds GKN pension fund and for 10 years a well known figure at Dutch superfund PGGM, is one of five new proposed board members of Swiss private equity firm 5e Holding....
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Northern Trust in German joint venture push
GERMANY – Northern Trust Global Investments Europe (NTGI) and Frankfurt based Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba), have set up a joint venture company Helaba NorthernTrust, to offer institutional investment management services to the German market....
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Dobie to head GAM's marketing division
Global Asset Management (GAM) in London has appointed Clare Dobie as managing director of its marketing division.... And all the week's major people moves...
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PGGM fires up debate on Dutch Z-score system
NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the Zeist based NLG110bn (e50bn) Dutch superfund has publicly criticised aspects of the country’s Z-score system that tests the performance of industry-wide pension schemes, claiming that at worst it could lead to the disappearance of industry plans in Holland within thirty years.....
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European hedge fund investment to rise by 500%
EUROPE/HEDGE FUNDS - European investment in hedge funds is expected to grow by around 500% in the coming years, with pension funds and insurance companies representing over three quarters of the new users of the asset class, according to research published today (August 9) by asset management research firm ...
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TASS records largest ever hedge fund inflows
HEDGE FUNDS - The second quarter of this year saw hedge funds receive their largest inflow of assets in a single quarter since records began, according to figures compiled by hedge fund research outfit TASS.
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Japan joins global alternative investment body
UK/GLOBAL – The London based Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has created a new chapter in Japan, bringing the number of chapters worldwide to five....
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Andrew Ross is new chief executive at Cazenove
**New Chief Executive at Cazenove** UK – Andrew Ross has been named as new chief executive of London based Cazenove Fund Management. Ross was previously chief executive at HSBC Asset Management (Europe).
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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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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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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....
