All Alternatives articles – Page 68
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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.
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Hedge funds outperform S&P 500 over three years
EUROPE – The majority of hedge funds delivered better returns than the S&P 500 index over a three-year period, according to latest figures by EDHEC Business School.
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NewsAIFM directive could stifle asset management innovation, warns AIMA
EUROPE – The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFM) could slash the number of viable fund models and stifle innovation across the industry, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has warned.
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NewsInvestors bringing private equity in-house, says Coller survey
GLOBAL – Well over a third of US and European private equity investors will reduce or end their exposure to funds of funds over the next three years, and among pension funds, half believe they could improve returns if they were allowed to hire more investment staff.
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NewsDanish roundup: ATP, LD, Forsikring, Danish Competition Authority
DENMARK – Denmark's government and three major pension players have signed an agreement to set up a DKK5bn (€670m) venture capital fund, which will be largely state-backed.
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NewsPKA joins biggest European biotech cash injection
DENMARK – PKA has announced it is investing around DKK140m (€19m) in a Danish biotech firm developing cancer drugs, part of what it says is the biggest capital injection ever into a European biotech business.
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NewsPGGM to purchase stake in UK offshore wind farm
NETHERLANDS – Dutch asset manager PGGM has acquired a 25% share in a wind farm under construction in the Irish Sea for £16m (€19m).
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NewsLend Lease provides PGGM with direct infrastructure exposure
EUROPE – Dutch pension fund asset manager PGGM has committed £220m (€262m) in capital to become the principal investor in a joint venture with Lend Lease targeting social infrastructure in the UK.
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ABN AMRO wins IPE's top European pension fund award
IPE AWARDS – The Netherlands' ABN AMRO Pension Fund was the big winner at the tenth annual IPE Awards in Monaco, scooping up the gold prize for Best European Pension Fund and the silver prize for Best Corporate Pension Fund.
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APG, ATP, Barclays Retirement Fund weigh in on hedge fund strategies
EUROPE – What is your hedge fund strategy? Dutch asset manager APG, Denmark's ATP and the Barclays UK Retirement Fund share their views.
