All Alternatives articles – Page 28
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Berkshire Pension Fund to buy 20% of Gresham House for alternatives push
Strategic relationship being forged as asset manager prepares to launch platform for investment in ‘niche’ alternatives
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Switzerland: SBA calls for investment guidelines rejig to boost alternatives
Asset class categorisation must be changed to help facilitate bigger allocations to alternatives
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Nordea cuts three firms involved in protest-hit Dakota Access Pipeline
Nordic banking group says companies refused all forms of dialogue over controversial development
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator February 2017
With two full months of post-US election information to sift though, shifts in manager expectations have been as extreme as some reactions to, and rhetoric from, our newest world leader. Even more so than the prior month, the conviction that there will be movements in certain asset classes is surprisingly high.
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Ireland seeks fossil fuel divestment for €8bn SWF
Proponent of bill claims ISIF lost €100m in three years from exposure to fossil fuel price swings
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BaFin to curtail German pension funds' alternatives allocations
Changes to German investment regulations may increase minimum bond rating requirements
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Switzerland: All-time high in alternatives allocation
Statistics show larger funds produced better returns in 2016
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Belgian pension funds generate 5.7% in 2016
Lobbying organisation calls on government to reject the financial transaction tax for pension funds
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NewsGermany roundup: BVK, RP Crest, Willis Towers Watson
BVK to invest in RP Crest volatility risk premium fund
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NewsTo list or not to list? Manager IPOs shown to hurt hedge fund returns
Academic research finds hedge fund performance falls when management company goes public
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‘Like a marathon on a treadmill’: UK schemes stand still in 2016
PPF data confirms no progress made on pension deficits over past 12 months
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Divestment data points to cashflow-negative shift for UK pensions
Net outflow marks only fifth quarterly period of disinvestment in 30 years of ONS data
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator January 2017
What a difference a month makes. With the previous indicator poll taken days before the US election, this month’s results illustrate how managers have digested markets’ reactions to the outcome
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NewsPLSA rejects MiFID workaround for public pension schemes
FCA plan costly, complex and difficult to apply, says pension fund trade body
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Investors to double down on private equity, cut hedge funds
Unlisted assets expected to boost otherwise lacklustre portfolio returns
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European institutions to ramp up domestic fixed income, survey shows
Eighty percent of respondents set to increase exposure to asset class
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NewsNorway’s KLP makes trip to US to investigate oil-pipeline concerns
Municipal pension fund has NOK423m exposure to conflict-hit North Dakota project
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator December 2016
With the US election over, the opportunity of interpreting expectations of managers just prior to it is interesting. There were some interesting changes in the most recent period, but by far the most intriguing was the shifting of expectations to stability in equity markets without significant changes elsewhere.
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Asset Allocation: The big picture
Bond yields have been rising, which is not that surprising given that sharp sell-offs in government markets have been reasonably frequent in the multi-year bull-run
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Asset Class ReportsInvesting In Hedge Funds: The party continues
Headlines suggest institutional demand for hedge funds is waning. But the facts paint a different picture, finds Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
