All Alternatives articles – Page 67
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NewsSovereign wealth funds flock to infrastructure
More than 60% of sovereign wealth funds to invest in asset class, up from 47% in 2010.
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NewsNEST CIO highlights problems of infrastructure, commodities
Says infrastructure funds pose problems due to need for daily valuation of assets.
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News'Short-sighted' pension funds ignoring emerging market debt
EM governments more able to service debt due to strong public finances, says Aberdeen.
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NewsConsultants to blame for pension funds' lukewarm reception of ESG
London Pension Fund Authority criticises consultants' slow uptake on environmental matters.
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NewsABP, Greater Manchester commit to European infrastructure fund
ABP's asset manager APG and UK scheme decline to give details of commitment to EISER Fund II.
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NewsScotland seeks international pension funds for affordable housing
Scheme confirms preliminary discussion after Scottish minister says he is approaching schemes.
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NewsPublic pension funds increase hedge fund exposure by 50%
Preqin survey shows close to half of investments in Netherlands come from pension funds.
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NewsLaSalle IM launches property derivatives business
Investment manager to set up company as joint venture with brokerage BGC Partners.
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NewsOMERS to launch €15bn infrastructure alliance
Up to four-fifths of assets to be allocated toward European projects, says CEO.
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NewsAPG estimates 20% return for healthcare PE investment in Africa
Dutch asset manager's €12.5m investment based on growing middle-class demand for healthcare.
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NewsEuropean pension funds should boost alternatives, says JPMAM
US endowments, however, should bring allocations to asset class down, company says.
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NewsPension funds 'should not be exempt' from derivatives regulation
Yet rapporteur concedes 'lesser obligation' of bilateral clearing 'could be envisaged'.
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NewsEU to target pension schemes with infrastructure bonds
Launches consultation over 'project bonds' as part of blueprint for economic recovery.
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NewsAsset management roundup: BlackRock, FRM, Insparo
Asset managers must partner with pension funds to educate on new strategies, says BlackRock.
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NewsDutch minister calls for inflation-linked infrastructure pilot programme
Finance minister Jan Kees de Jager to initiate a project for financing Dutch infrastructure by institutional investors against an inflation-linked return.
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NewsDutch pension provider PGGM scouts China for infrastructure deals
Henk Huizing, head of infrastructure for the €103bn pension provider, last week toured China on a fact-finding mission to scout assets
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NewsSovereign wealth funds shift from active to passive in wake of crisis, says State Street
Sovereign wealth funds modify investment strategy, opting for passive by default, says the asset manager.
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NewsATP Private Equity Partners 'optimistic' about venture capital
Partner Klaus Rühne argues macroeconomic environment is now right for VC.
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NewsAPG, PGGM to sell AlpInvest to management, Carlyle Group
Dutch asset managers APG and PGGM will sell their joint €32bn private equity vehicle AlpInvest to a joint venture between its management and the €98bn alternatives asset manager Carlyle Group.
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NewsHedge fund assets back to pre-crisis levels, says HFR
Assets managed in the hedge fund industry are almost back to their pre-crisis highs.
