All Alternatives articles – Page 185
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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 ...
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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 ...
