All Alternatives articles – Page 190
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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...
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Royal Trust beefs up European sales presence
EUROPE - Royal Trust Global Securities in London has expanded its European sales team by appointing two new directors of business development... And all this weeks major European people moves
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Commission named for IR£5bn reserve fund
IRELAND – Minister for finance, Charlie McCreevy, has appointed the commission that will oversee management of the IR£5bn (e6.35bn) National Pensions Reserve Fund...
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BVCA open its doors to institutional investors
UK – Abbey National and JP Morgan have become the first institutional investors to join the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA)...
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Myners: Trustees should be paid
The long-awaited Myners report on UK institutional investment has called for pension fund trustees to be paid as part of a drive towards greater professionalisation...
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PIMCO strengthens Benelux position
Marc van Heel has been appointed senior vice president and director of business development for the Netherlands and Belgium at PIMCO. And other moves of note.
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Mellon firm to take on non-US world
Mellon Financial Corporation has established a new asset management subsidiary to take care of its non-US business.
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Schroders' assets under management fall £10.1bn
UK asset management group, Schroders, saw assets under management fall from £142.6bn (€223.2bn) in 1999 to £132.5bn in 2000, according to preliminary results.
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Central European about turn
Private equity investment in central and eastern Europe recovered last year after the prolonged hiatus caused by Russia’s financial collapse in August 1998. According to Kurt Geiger, head of financial institutions at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), between December 1998 and September 1999 the bank was unable to ...
