All Alternatives articles – Page 189
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SEI gets £50m Man B&W Diesel injection
UK – Manager of managers firm SEI Investments has picked up its third UK mandate win with an appointment from the pension fund of MAN B&W Diesel to manage a potentially £50m (e81m) plus multi-manager portfolio....
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BNP Paribas buys currency overlay specialist
FRANCE – BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNP PAM) has taken a majority stake in Overlay Asset Management (OAM), the Paris based Franco-Swiss currency overlay specialists, as part of the development of its alternative investments business...
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ING appoints Goldberg to supervisory board
NETHERLANDS – Dutch financial services group ING is set to appoint prominent US life insurance figure, Luella Gross Goldberg, as a member of its supervisory board...
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A seismic shift in FX trading
Foreign exchange markets, like many others, are undergoing a profound change. We believe the impact of the internet and its associated technology is causing a seismic shift that will transform the way currencies are transacted. It will also change the relationship between clients and banks. Banks that can fully utilise ...
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Success built on security
As European fund managers look to the US for investment opportunities, they would be wise to consider the continued success of the US futures markets. Certainly the liquidity, depth and transparency of the markets have all contributed to their strength and longevity. But an equally important factor is the integrity ...
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Nasdaq to create European central counter-party
EUROPE – As part of its majority stake acquisition in Easdaq – the Brussels based pan-European stock exchange, US exchange Nasdaq says it is planning to establish a user-controlled European central counter-party (CCP), shaking up talks of a single continent wide system...
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Italian scheme appoints managers to L20bn fund
ITALY – Cooperlavoro, the L20bn (e10m) closed-end pension fund for employees of co-operative companies, has appointed three investment managers to run the assets for its 300,000 members...
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Fund derivatives growth prompts Dresdner hire
UK – Mehraj Mattoo has been appointed as a director in the Alternative Investments Group (AIG) at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, the investment banking arm of Dresdner Bank, a hire that the group says reflects the speed in growth of demand for fund derivatives....
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Goldman launches global sector fund range
UK – Goldman Sachs Asset Management is launching a range of global sector funds on March 30, categorising all industries into five main sectors....
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Italy gets first private equity fund of funds
ITALY – Mediolanum State Street SGRpA, the Italian institutional investment management joint venture, has launched the first Italian private equity fund of funds...
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German private equity market's e600bn boost
GERMANY - The German private equity market will receive an injection of some e600bn from next January on the back of tax reforms that will abolish capital gains tax (CGT), according to a new report by Commerzbank Securities...
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Guernsey funds business grows despite threats
GUERNSEY – Guernsey fund managers have recorded relatively healthy growth in hedge fund and fund of funds business for 2000, despite threats to the industry posed by outside bodies such as the OECD and the general increase in competition from other offshore jurisdictions...
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Italian SRI forum could be up and running in weeks
ITALY – The launch of an Italian social investment forum could only be a few weeks away, according to Milan based environmental and social research consultancy firm Avanzi, which is spearheading the initiative...
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EVCA produces new valuation guidelines
EUROPE – The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has published a new edition of its valuation guidelines - replacing the original manual produced in 1993...
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Northern snaps up Kinney as multi-manager director
UK – Michael Kinney, a former head of research at consultant Bacon & Woodrow, has been brought on board by Northern Trust to become director of its multi-manager affiliate, Northern Trust Global Advisors (NTGA)...
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Goldman appoints UK institutional business head
UK – Oliver Bolitho has been appointed as executive director responsible for UK institutional business development at Goldman Sachs Asset Management...
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InvestorForce goes on-line with Measurisk
InvestorForce has struck up a partnership with independent risk management group Measurisk to offer on-line risk monitoring to institutional investors and consultants conducting hedge fund manager searches...
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Private equity holds up strongly in 2000
EUROPE – European private equity continued its strong performance streak of recent years into 2000 with overall results for all fund stages showing a 14.9% pooled IRR (internal rate of return) since inception....
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NAPF and BVCA seek to demystify private equity
UK - The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) have worked together to produce a ‘how to’ booklet on private equity for pension funds considering investment in the asset class...
