All Alternatives articles – Page 70
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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).
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NewsBosch boosts alternatives
GERMANY – The German technology multinational Bosch is close to achieving its 10% strategic asset allocation to alternatives for its Pensionsfonds.
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UK PPF's diversification plan continues with GTAA hires
UK – The £4bn (€4.9bn) Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed six Global Tactical Asset Allocation (GTAA) managers in line with its revised statement of investment principles (SIP) published earlier this year.
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AIFM Directive postponed until September
EUROPE – Jean-Paul Gauzès MEP, the rapporteur for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) directive, has confirmed the European Parliament has postponed the adoption of the new rules on alternative investments such as hedge funds and private equity until September.
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NewsABP joins forces with Canada's OMERS on 15-year start-up initiative
GLOBAL – Dutch pension giant ABP has teamed with the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), one of Canada's largest pension funds, to launch a 15-year programme to invest in start-ups located in both countries.
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NewsSwitzerland's BLVK dumps hedge funds, hedges euro
SWITZERLAND – The CHF5bn (€3.7bn) BLVK Pensionskasse for the teachers in the Swiss capital of Bern has been "unconvinced" by the performance of hedge funds and is therefore liquidating the mandate as part of a minor revision to its strategic asset allocation (SAA).
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Europe falls behind, as alternative investments grow worldwide
EUROPE – Institutional investment in alternative assets is set to grow by more than a third, according to a recent survey by Russell Investment.
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Pension funds step in to help Icelandair Group
ICELAND – The Enterprise Investment Fund (FIS), the investment company established by 16 pension funds in December 2009, has made its first investment of ISK3bn (€19.1m) into Icelandair Group.
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Pension schemes target more illiquid strategies
GLOBAL – Property, private equity and infrastructure are the target areas for pension funds in the short to medium term as schemes look to move towards less liquid strategies, research from bfinance has revealed.
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Special ReportPortfolio Construction: Three Blind Mice
Accounting for fat tails of individual instruments is not the same as managing those tails at portfolio level. Svetlozar (Zari) Rachev and Georgi Mitov explore how advanced copulas might address the problem of fat tails, dependence models and portfolio risk
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Lack of expertise deters investment in infrastructure
GLOBAL – Low investor expertise is one of the biggest barriers to increasing institutional investment in infrastructure, highlighting the need for a credible investor body for the industry, Bfinance clams.
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AIFM rules needed to protect investors from themselves
EUROPE – The EU's Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive should be welcomed as a way to protect investors from exposing themselves to unnecessary risks in the pursuit of higher hedge fund returns, according to an academic study.
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Opinion Pieces
Worse than it looks
The forthcoming loss of Jörgen Holmquist, director general, and David Wright, deputy director-general, two of the most senior and experienced officials from the European Commission’s division responsible for legislation for the banking, insurance, free movement of capital, pensions and capital reserves sectors is bad enough. But accusations that there is a shortage of personnel preparing a “crazy number of legislative initiatives” make the losses worse in this time of crisis.
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SAM predicts rapid growth in clean tech private equity
GLOBAL - Clean tech private equity has grown to 9% of global private equity investments and is expected to continue its rapid growth in the years to come, according to Swiss-based asset manager SAM.
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NewsLPFA could start wave of investment in UK housing
UK – The £3.5bn (€4bn) London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) could be the first in a number of UK pension funds investing in the residential real estate sector.
