All Alternatives articles – Page 70
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NewsBrent pension scheme sets sights on infrastructure, 'green' private equity
UK – The London Borough of Brent's £453m (€520m) pension scheme has allocated 5% of its portfolio to infrastructure investments and made a renewed commitment to clean energy private equity projects.
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NewsGerman pension schemes invest in funds offering student loans
GERMANY – The pension fund for chartered accountants in the German province of Northrhine-Westphalia (WPV) is considering additional investments in a university student support programme.
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NewsUK institutions investing nearly third of portfolios in alternatives
UK – Institutional investors in the UK are now allocating nearly a third of their portfolios (28%) to alternative assets, up from 21% three years earlier, according to a survey by JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).
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NewsLGT reports €3.1bn in inflows during 'difficult' fundraising
SWITZERLAND – LGT Capital Partners has closed a number of private equity funds of funds and single-investor accounts, with total commitments of $4.1bn (€3.1bn), during what it described as a period of "slow fundraising".
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NewsEU short-selling proposals draw mixed reactions from industry
EUROPE – New proposals put forward by the European Commission (EC) would see the incoming European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) given permission to make public short selling positions that exceed 0.5% of a company’s market value.
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NewsNordic investors rejecting 'expensive' UCITS wrapper
GLOBAL – Nordic investors do not understand why they should invest in expensive UCITS, a member of SEB's investment team has said.
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NewsPrivate equity emerging from crisis, says Towers Watson
GLOBAL – The private equity industry is turning the corner, as markets provide opportunities for private equity managers and their investors, according to research by Towers Watson.
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NewsHorizon21 spin-off Twelve Capital to launch ILS funds
SWITZERLAND – Twelve Capital, an insurance-related investment boutique, has completed its spin-off from alternative investment manager Horizon21.
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NewsBA Pensions teams up with Columbus on City office buy
UK – The British Airways Pension Fund has entered into a 50/50 joint venture with the Columbus UK Real Estate Fund to acquire London City office Austin Friars House for £25m (€30.6m).
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NewsLLMA unveils framework for longevity index
UK – The Life & Longevity Markets Association (LLMA) has published the governance framework for its planned longevity index.
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NewsDanish pension funds in talks over €670m VC fund
DENMARK – Key players in Denmark's pensions industry have begun talks with the government to set up a DKK5bn (€670m) venture capital fund.
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NewsInstitutional investors to flock to hedge funds in next 12 months
GLOBAL - Hedge fund providers are set for a bumper year as one-third of institutional investors revealed plans to increase allocations to the asset class, industry research revealed.
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NewsDutch pension schemes call for 'special position' in EU derivatives legislation
NETHERLANDS – The three main lobbying organisations for pension funds in the Netherlands have asked the European Commission for a "special position" with respect to proposed EU legislation on derivatives and market infrastructure.
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NewsEmerging market private equity investment surges, says EMPEA
GLOBAL – Booming deal flow, particularly in increasingly large transactions, is fueling robust growth in emerging market private equity investment, according to research from the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA).
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NewsRE-Invest Partners unveils forestry fund for UK pension schemes
UK – RE-Invest Partners has teamed up with Consortium IM to launch a series of exempt unit trusts (EUTs) providing access to the RE-Forest Fund SICAR, a global forestry fund.
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NewsDymond joins USS as Private Capital Funds manager
UK – Michael Dymond has joined the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) as portfolio manager for Private Capital Funds.
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NewsInstitutional interest in healthcare sector growing, survey says
GLOBAL – Institutional investors' interest in the healthcare sector is growing apace, according to a study conducted by Kommalpha.
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NewsAP1 seeks hedge fund managers for diversification
SWEDEN – Första AP-Fonden, the First Swedish National Pension fund (AP1), is seeking as many as three strategic partners to run hedge fund portfolios valued up to $1.5bn (€1.2bn).
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NewsGerman pension funds focus on liquidity, poll says
GERMANY – Among German institutional investors, pension funds are the least concerned about security when making investment decisions, according to a poll commissioned by alternatives manager Aquila Capital.
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UK's planned Green Investment Bank eyes pension investors
UK – Pension funds will be a prime investor target group for the UK's proposed Green Investment Bank (GIB).
