All Alternatives articles – Page 21
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Asset Class Reports
Time for new alpha ideas
New products are making hedge funds look like an expensive way to access alpha
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Asset Class Reports
Managed Futures: In pursuit of ‘crisis alpha’
Professional stock-picking and portfolio construction are still valid strategies
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Activist funds turn up the heat
Several hedge funds are among the most successful activist investors
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News
Joseph Mariathasan: India is on the verge of success
There are more ways than just equities to access India’s growth story
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News
Investors back Shell in climate change vote but register concerns
More opposition registered in vote on executive pay report
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NewsABP abstains from voting on climate resolution at Shell AGM
PME, Detailhandel and Aegon support resolution pressure group Follow This
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NewsTwo-thirds of hedge funds fall short of index returns after fees
Study finds investors typically paid 2.2% in direct hedge fund fees despite underperformance
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CalPERS to create direct private equity arm
US pensions giant says CalPERS Direct to have separate board
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Norges Bank offers paths for SWF to stay invested in oil and gas stocks
Manager of Norway’s giant oil fund also reverses initial proposal to cut alternative energy providers
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NewsAllianz expands climate strategy to align with 2°C target
Strategy to be implemented across insurer’s investments and insurance business
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NewsPrivate equity investment, fundraising in Europe hit record highs
Investment reached a decade high in 2017, while fundraising is at its highest since 2008
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NewsABP pays higher fees to hedge funds despite 2017 losses
Dutch civil service scheme posted a 7.6% return for the year across its investment portfolio
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Public pension fund adopts equity protection for £1.2bn portfolio
Solution was deemed better way to derisk than moving away from equities
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NewsUK regulator warns insurers over illiquid assets and alternatives
Prudential Regulatory Authority says insurance companies need to understand the underlying risks of alternative debt assets
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Time to reconsider commodities allocations, consultant argues
‘Investors with passive commodity exposure may be more inclined to consider an active approach’
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Varma warns of trade war tensions; Ilmarinen hails merger success
Finland’s top pension insurers both posted losses in Q1 but alternative investments dampened effect of weak equities
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NewsKeva CEO warns against spiralling premature retirement costs
Finland’s biggest pension fund calls 0.4% Q1 investment loss “reasonable”
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NewsATP plots more direct investments as returns stall
Danish pensions giant recorded 1% loss in Q1 after stellar gains in 2017
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Dollar hedge boosts PFZW’s 2017 investment return
Healthcare scheme gains on equities and infrastructure but loses on fixed income, listed property
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Swiss investors diversify insurance-linked portfolios after difficult 2017
Significant losses experienced in 2017 from concentrated hurricane risk
