All Alternatives articles – Page 50
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USS, Borealis in £5bn bid for UK utility company
GLOBAL – One of UK’s largest pension funds teams up with Canadian scheme to acquire Severn Trent.
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NewsIMF warns Dutch pension funds against mortgage investments
NETHERLANDS – Says pension funds should not be incentivised to alter asset allocation.
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NewsKodak UK pension fund re-examines PE after settlement
UK – Trustee says 20% stake likely to be reduced following settlement in $1.8bn court case.
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NewsNAPF infrastructure fund tenders management mandate
UK – Expressions of interest in Pensions Infrastructure Platform to be solicited from mid-May.
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NewsPantheon hires Verizon pensions innovator to head private equity for DC
NORTH AMERICA – Private equity fund of funds aimed at 'mini-DB' 401k default strategies.
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Danish roundup: PKA, Actis, Danica Pension, Symphogen
EUROPE – PKA invests DKK500m in emerging market infrastructure private equity fund.
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NewsSyntrus Achmea cites growing interest in residential mortgages
NETHERLANDS – Dutch government looking into national body to issue state-backed mortgages.
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NewsPGGM to participate in Irish road project through BAM JV
EUROPE – Dutch asset manager expects to be involved in project for at least 25 years.
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Nordic roundup: PBU, AMF, Norwegian FSA, SPP, Fairtrade
EUROPE – Denmark’s Pædagogernes Pensionskasse (PBU) produces 9% return in 2012.
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NewsIslington fund calls on LGPS to consider residential investment
UK – Fund, which recently committed £20m to residential, praises economic impact of investment.
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NewsIrish pension industry should consider infrastructure fund, OECD says
IRELAND – Report suggests country's industry emulate Australia's Industry Funds Management.
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Swedish roundup: AP2, Swedwatch, AP funds, AP6, Aibel, Ratos, Ferd
SWEDEN – Swedwatch blasts AP2 for lack of transparency on Brazilian farmland investments.
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iShares 'working on' ETF solution for UK pension funds
UK – Non-FSA registered institutions currently unable to trade ETFs.
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NewsEnvironment Agency PF hires Townsend for real-assets push
UK – Existing property portfolio to sit alongside infrastructure, farmland, forestry.
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NewsPKA alternatives subsidiary to double staff by summer
DENMARK – Alternatives subsidiary of Danish pension fund sees growth in infrastructure.
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NewsHedge funds that revise returns underperform, says report
GLOBAL – Research finds link between future performance and revised voluntarily-disclosed data.
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NewsPGGM seeks infrastructure-style platforms for student housing
EUROPE – Dutch investor yet to find continental opportunity comparable to UPP in the UK.
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NewsISDA sees risk of contagion if derivatives clearing member defaulted
GLOBAL – ISDA examines impact of default on CCPs, saying regulation fails to capture risk.
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News'Pragmatic' UK regulator excludes most joint ventures from AIFMD
EUROPE – FSA issues second consultation paper on Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.
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NewsEDHEC survey shows growing demand for 'actively managed' ETFs
EUROPE – Institute's survey, however, points to confusion over products' definition.
