All Alternatives articles – Page 64
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News80% of institutional investors setting sights on core real estate – Preqin
65% of private pension funds considering core as they add more low-risk investments.
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NewsHermes boutique launches long/short equity fund of funds
BT Pension Scheme-owned fund of hedge funds manager launches with $550m from European institution.
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NewsEMIR directive will increase collateral costs for pension funds, PGGM warns
OTC regulation 'putting pressure' on banks, which will pass on costs to pension schemes.
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NewsPension schemes overpaying for alternatives, experts say
Alternatives comprise 7% of investments, but 37% of costs, according to c-alm.
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NewsDanish pensions giant ATP shuns local infrastructure due to lack of PPPs
Entirety of scheme's infrastructure investment lies outside domestic market.
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NewsDistribution of UK waste treatment infrastructure 'uneven' – Eunomia
Report identifies regions with significant investment opportunities for 'years to come'.
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NewsCDS, short-selling 'crackdown' could cause significant volatility – experts
Pundits point to drastic reduction of CDS liquidity, leading to volatility of prices.
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NewsGermany's BVK adds solar park to infrastructure portfolio
GERMANY – German Sustainable Building Council also awards pension scheme two gold awards.
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NewsProperty, infrastructure looking more attractive in wake of QE2, experts say
UK pension funds should consider alternative asset classes after latest bout of quantitative easing.
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NewsInstitutional commitments to infrastructure, PE real estate drop in Q3
Fundraising for infrastructure, private equity real estate falls by 44% and 16%, respectively.
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NewsFrance's CDC seeks to launch private equity fund, targets pension investment
FRANCE – New launch seeks to address funding issues as Solvency II curbs pension investment in SMEs.
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NewsInfrastructure investment to become 'increasingly Shariah-compliant'
Leading bankers say sovereign wealth funds in Gulf region will drive growth of Shariah investment.
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NewsSolvency II could hurt private equity investment, local pension funds warn
FRANCE – Inspection Générale des Finances report says investment in French SMEs is 'insufficient'.
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NewsEuropean pension funds warming to frontier markets, says Templeton AM
Asset manager notes growing interest among schemes in Italy, Switzerland and Germany.
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NewsPension funds to rely more on consultants for infrastructure
Preqin survey cites increasingly limited resources, lack of knowledge about asset class.
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NewsInfrastructure could split into several sub asset classes, says UKSIF
Asset class should be broken into several 'sub-divisions', including green infrastructure.
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NewsPension funds drawn to infrastructure for three reasons, says OECD
Organisation cites large pipeline of deals, maturity of schemes and improved regulation.
