All Alternatives articles – Page 54
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NewsDanish roundup: ATP Alpha, PenSam Liv
DENMARK – ATP to overhaul hedge fund subsidiary, bringing it 'closer' to other investments.
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NewsFirst RE debt Spezialfonds launched for pension fund
GERMANY – iii-investments asked to set up €200m debt fund for German institution.
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NewsAIFMD exemption for pension fund managers 'unlikely'
NETHERLANDS – Dutch exemption for firms acting solely for pension funds under scrutiny.
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NewsEU, Switzerland sign accord on oversight of alternative funds
EUROPE – Brussels now looking to sign similar agreements with non-EU authorities.
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NewsFuture Fund buys stakes in European airports
GLOBAL – Australian fund to acquire AIX infrastructure portfolio for €1.6bn.
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NewsABP sues Morgan Stanley over mortgage-backed securities
GLOBAL – Case follows suits against Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan Chase.
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NewsDanish pension funds enter unique public-private partnership JV
DENMARK – Schemes join forces to create 'one-stop shop' for construction projects.
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Asset Class ReportsHedge Funds: Alpha-hunting with funds of funds
Peter Meier, Oliver Liechti and Patrick Dütsch run hundreds of FoHFs through a factor model and find those focused on trading strategies delivering the best returns and the highest alphas
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Hedge Funds: Changing rules
Joseph Mariathasan loks at the raft of regulation coming the way of hedge funds, focusing on the pros and cons of the EU’s AIFM Directive
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Hedge Funds: Trust… but verify
Good hedge fund due diligence takes 120 hours plus 90 hours per year ongoing. But responsible investors have no choice but to do it, argues Jerome Lussan
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Hedge Funds: Owning hedge funds
Neuberger Berman has launched Dyal Capital Partners to buy minority stakes in hedge fund businesses. Martin Steward reports on how it changes the dynamics for hedge-fund investors
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Hedge Funds: Changing models
The fund of funds model is having to adapt fast to survive. Joseph Mariathasan finds that the new models also require a different approach to thinking about the hedge fund opportunity set
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Hedge Funds: Taking the ‘fund’ out of hedge funds
Martin Steward spoke to PGGM’s Jan Soerensen about how its managed account platform allows it to take control of its hedge funds – and their costs
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NewsIPE Awards: Solvency II to 'kill' renewable energy investment
EUROPE – Expert calls on European Commission to address issue of capital requirements.
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NewsPPF amends investment principles to add farmland, EM debt
UK – Change comes week after lifeboat fund appoints seven timberland managers to investment panel.
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NewsBlackstone to set up BlackRock infrastructure debt business
GLOBAL – BlackRock hires trio from Blackstone private debt business to launch own platform.
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UK roundup: PIC, Ofgem, Towers Watson, Barings
UK – PIC completes first UK publicly listed solar finance bond, worth £40m and maturing in 2036.
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NewsDark pools 'harm market integrity' – Norwegian oil fund
GLOBAL – NBIM 'uncertain' of proposals for more pre-trade transparency on fixed income markets.
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Mandate roundup: Tyne & Wear, Aberdeen, Barking & Dagenham, bFinance, Environment Agency
UK – Tyne & Wear pension fund sticks with Aberdeen for property investments.
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NewsGerman Pensionskasse BVV shakes up real estate portfolio
GERMANY – Pension fund setting up global mandates due to dearth of European opportunities.
