All Alternatives articles – Page 52
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NewsPension funds doubt EMIR will reduce derivatives risk
EUROPE – Majority of respondents to Redington poll admit to being unprepared for legislation.
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NewsSurvey shows spike in institutional real estate interest
GLOBAL – One-third of respondents to Preqin survey keen to invest in real estate debt funds.
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NewsLPFA, Lloyds provide final seed capital for infrastructure fund
UK – Pensions Infrastructure Platform appoints PwC to help select manager, targets launch by summer.
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NewsBNP Paribas suspends agriculture fund over 'food speculation' concerns
EUROPE – French company 'takes heed' of arguments expressed by charity Oxfam.
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NewsMandates for alternatives grow by 70% in two years
GLOBAL – Towers Watson survey sees equity, bond awards account for 60% of total.
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NewsGermany to allow pension-asset pooling for first time
GERMANY – Consultants talk up potential for new investment vehicle after change in tax laws.
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NewsESMA unveils guidelines on pay for alternative fund managers
EUROPE – Alternative investment fund managers must introduce 'sound, prudent' remuneration policies.
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NewsCCPs, asset managers oppose rehypothecation of securities
GLOBAL – No interest in rehypothecating pension funds' non-cash margin calls for derivatives trades.
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NewsLancashire pension fund agrees £12m loan with UK solar farm
UK – Solar plant in Oxfordshire refinances debt with 23-year, inflation-linked bond.
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NewsUSS agrees nearly £100m in financing to UK water provider
UK – Country's second-largest pension fund to provide 20-year, Class B debt to Affinity Water.
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NewsDanish pension fund Sampension shifts real estate team to alternatives
DENMARK – Real estate to account for half of alternatives allocation, scheme says.
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NewsDanish pension funds exploring infrastructure PPPs
DENMARK – PensionDanmark, PFA, ATP, Sampension and PKA set up group to identify investments.
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NewsIrish finance minister calls on pension funds to consider infrastructure
IRELAND – Noonan highlights benefits of proposed Irish REITs to institutionals.
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NewsFees prompt infrastructure investors to go direct
EUROPE – Investors increasingly put off by private equity-style remuneration, study shows.
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Lyxor launches institutional managed account share class
GLOBAL – S-share will deliver more fee-negotiating power in hedge fund managed accounts.
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NewsStudy shows growing interest in ETFs among pension professionals
EUROPE – European market offers 'huge' growth potential, State Street Global Advisors says.
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News€4.6bn UWV pension fund to ramp up exposure to alternatives
NETHERLANDS – Scheme shifts strategy in bid to meet performance, inflation-protection goals.
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AnalysisNews analysis: Are regulators denying real estate's long-term credentials?
Long-term investments could be recalibrated under Solvency II, but property might miss out.
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NewsConstruction-risk guarantees for infrastructure 'damaging'
EUROPE – Blanket guarantees on debt financing simply create taxpayer liabilities, EDHEC says.
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NewsGerman investors keen to increase risk, but wary of Solvency II
GERMANY – BVI says investors keen to boost equity exposure 'put off' by upcoming legislation.
