All Alternatives articles – Page 192
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STOXX beefs up regional sales teams
STOXX has made a raft of appointments to its regional marketing and sales teams with Kevin Pilarski appointed regional director for the Americas and Jon Winslade regional director for the Netherlands and the UK.... and all the rest of the week's major people moves......
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BT scheme PE arm has first closing on Asia fund
UK/ASIA – The joint private equity venture between London based Hermes Private Equity Management (HPEM) and United Overseas Bank Group (OUB) has had its first closing on the UOB Hermes Asia Technology Fund...
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Antonsson takes top spot at Telia fund
Peter Antonsson has been appointed to head the Farsta-based Telia pensionsstiftelse (pension fund) for the Swedish telecommunications company....and the rest of the weeks prominent people moves.....
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PE investment favours wireless sector
EUROPE – Investment in European private equity has grown to e1.26bn a month in January, according to a preliminary report by Tornado-Insider Group, a data and news provider on Europe’s new economy.
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Altius targets Scandinavia from new Danish office
DENMARK – UK-based private equity adviser and consultant Altius Associates has opened a representative office for the Nordic area in Denmark...
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Credit Lyonnais takes over alternative manager
FRANCE – Credit Lyonnais Asset Management (CLAM) is buying a majority interest in SYSTEIA Capital Management...
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The debatable alternative
Poor relative performance, a lack of quality market information and the hassle factor of owning property has seen the weight of property in European pension fund portfolios fall dramatically over the past 20 years. As a result of this property has moved from being a mainstream asset class to an ...
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Baring Central Europe fund makes first closing
CENTRAL EUROPE - Baring Private Equity Partners has announced the first closing of its Baring Central European Fund (BCEF) at e75m...
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Van Tuyll elected to chair AIMA
AIMA – the London based Alternative Investment Management Association has elected Hans-Willem van Tuyll as its new chairman...
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Finnish FSA reappoints Jännäri for six years
Kaarlo Jännäri has been reappointed for a further six years as head of the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (RATA).....Read on for this weeks major people moves in the European pensions and investment industry...
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CDC rebrands for the new year
FRANCE - The Paris based former CDC Asset Management has seen in the new-year with a name change, becoming CDC IXIS.
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Blending in alternatives
The inclusion of alternative investment strategies, like hedge funds, in institutional portfolios is a hot topic at the moment. Pension funds in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Scandinavia, as well as US funds, have expressed a willingness to consider these vehicles as potential asset classes. A report by Indocam/Watson Wyatt predicts ...
