All Alternatives articles – Page 55
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NewsLGPS could see infrastructure allocation boosted by 15%
UK – Government consultation proposes new upper threshold on limited partnerships.
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NewsBA Pensions joins ranks of Pension Infrastructure Platform investors
UK – Scheme listed as founding investor together with Strathclyde, BAE and BT, among others.
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NewsDutch pensions industry embraces Tobin tax
NETHERLANDS – Local trading sector dismayed by government's decision to adopt FTT.
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NewsInstitutions' hedge fund due diligence more 'sophisticated'
EUROPE – Deutsche Bank survey shows marked increase in operational due diligence in recent years.
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NewsGerman institutionals dump bonds, shift towards real estate
GERMANY – Independent surveys show increase in alternatives at expense of fixed income.
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NewsDutch pension provider PGGM considering hedge fund replication
NETHERLANDS – Provider explores idea of adding replication programmes to alternatives portfolio.
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NewsEDHEC, Natixis launch research chair on infrastructure debt
EUROPE – Partnership aims to explore risk/return characteristics, diversification benefits.
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NewsUK schemes sign up to Pensions Infrastructure Platform
UK – Four more pension funds become founding members of scheme developed by PPF, NAPF.
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Dutch schemes would 'consider' securitised mortgages – APG
NETHERLANDS – CIO recommends creation of national bank offering mortgages with government guarantee.
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NewsPension funds should consider 'dropping' traditional hedging
UK – Schemes should consider real estate sub-classes to stabilise funding, report says.
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NewsPensionDanmark commits €800m to infrastructure fund
DENMARK – Danish scheme's total allocation to asset class climbs to 10% of assets.
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NewsAllianzGI develops infrastructure debt platform
EUROPE – Platform, initially for AllianzGI, to be offered to third-party clients over time.
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NewsESG roundup: PGGM, Mercer, UKSIF
EUROPE – PGGM develops responsible investment strategy for private equity investments.
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NewsNetherlands becomes first country to implement AIFMD
EUROPE – Move positions country as 'top destination' for alternative asset managers.
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NewsPensionDanmark boosts infrastructure with wind farms
GLOBAL – Pension fund to invest further €1.6bn in asset class over next five years.
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NewsGerman, Austrian investors back logistics, renewable energy
EUROPE – Energy infrastructure fund to target wind energy assets, photovoltaics.
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NewsReal estate capital requirement rules 'won't work' – EC report
EUROPE – Regulators should be given powers to cap maximum loan-to-value ratios, committee says.
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NewsPE fund managers express concerns over institutional withdrawal
GLOBAL – Survey respondents cites regulatory change, shift from DB to DC.
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IPD in MSCI buyout talks, faces rival UK property index
GLOBAL – Acquisition talks of index provider confirmed, rival index for UK to be launched.
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NewsReport shows increasing institutional demand for infrastructure
GLOBAL – Larger European pension funds increasingly willing to diversify investments.
