All Alternatives articles – Page 61
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NewsInstitutionals willing to invest in hedge funds, but concerns remain
Investors increasingly worried about ability to meet performance targets, says SEI.
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NewsConvertible arbitrage hedge fund strategy off to good start – EDHEC
Strong loadings of credit and convertibles help strategy to gain more than 2.2% year to date.
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AnalysisNews analysis: The (Chinese-owned) road to riches
China is targeting European 'recovery' infrastructure assets – but not as you might expect.
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NewsChinese SWF sees euro-zone crisis as chance to snap up infrastructure assets
$410bn China Investment Corporation says it has no interest in Italian, Spanish bonds.
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NewsGermany's Universal buys SEB master KAG
GERMANY – Sale for undisclosed sum follows BaFin licence for Universal to manage hedge funds.
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AnalysisNews analysis: Why are pension funds suddenly guarded on infrastructure?
As government plans grow more ambitious, pension funds grow more cautious.
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NewsEU has got it wrong on solvency levels for alternatives investment – Lyxor
Solvency requirement of 49% for 'riskier' investments should be lowered to 25%.
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NewsInstitutionals 'unlikely' to increase infrastructure allocations in 2012
Even funds with allocations to asset class likely to approach year 'with caution', says Preqin.
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Dud hedge funds tinker more with historical reported returns – study
Study shows fund managers have revised reported returns as far back as late 1990s.
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Hedge fund transparency can hurt returns, increase fees, study shows
Returns fall by 4% annually on average after hedge funds begin reporting.
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Research Affiliates, Citi bring fundamental indexation to global bonds
New series launched on 23 January join existing indices of US investment-grade, high-yield bonds.
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Hedge fund performance for 2011 almost as bad as 2008 – EDHEC-Risk
Only one of five strategy groups EDHEC tracks records positive performance over year.
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Hermes boutique launches CTA fund to protect against market turbulence
Alpha Vault Managed Futures launched with initial capital investment of $275m.
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AP Pension open to investing in Danish farms if land prices fall
DENMARK - AP Pension says it is ready to invest in Danish agricultural land, but only once prices have fallen by around 30%. The DKK50bn (€6.7bn) customer-owned pension provider said there was a need for new thinking regarding the financially squeezed Danish farming sector - pension companies could be future ...
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Institutionals warming to hedge funds, but raising standards – report
Three of top four goals named by respondents address investment risks, SEI says.
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ERAFP stands by French debt, pursues asset allocation diversification strategy
French public pension fund to look at private equity, real estate and infrastructure.
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Institutional investors should see opportunities in vintage CMBS – Cardano
Vintage has ‘history’ of showing investors how underlying properties have performed over time.
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Irish pensions reserve fund sets sights on local SMEs, infrastructure
NTMA confirms changes to discretionary portfolio, with increased domestic exposure.
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Euro crisis would accelerate hedge fund secondaries, says Cattegatt
If euro goes from ‘bad to worse’, new crisis could bring ‘major’ illiquidity, distressed assets.
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NewsInfrastructure fundraising to remain weak despite institutional interest
Market enjoyed 'consistent' 2011, but still failed to reach heights of 2010.
