All Alternatives articles – Page 81
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Ilmarinen to increase its alternatives focus
[15:00 CEST 09-10] FINLAND – Ilmarinen Mutual, Finland’s second-largest pension provider, is planning to increasing its private equity and property holdings in the coming years as well as diversify its equity holdings, IPE has learned.
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Pension funds limit derivatives default risk
[16:45 CEST 24-09] UK – Pension funds could have suffered huge losses on their derivatives positions last week had they not demanded such tough terms on collateralisation and mark-to-market valuations, according to investment consultant Watson Wyatt.
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Eternal sunshine for the spotless hedge fund
[16:00 CEST 24-09] GLOBAL – Rudolf Hagendijk, chief executive of Dutch pension service provider Mn Services, has called for more rigorous self-regulation of private equity houses and hedge funds so pension funds can work with them “with a clear conscience”.
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West Midlands allocates 25% to alternatives
[17:00 CEST 22-09] UK – The £8bn (€10bn) West Midlands Pension Fund has confirmed it is investing appxoximately a quarter of its portfolio in alternative assets.
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Forced swap event raises prices for pension funds
[17:00 CEST 18-09] EUROPE – European pensions funds may already be paying as much as 20bps more to replace the swaps they held before the Lehman Brothers collapse was announced this week, as bid/offer spreads have widened as much as 10 basis points among contract suppliers, on top of the ...
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Increase emphasis on manager skill – Hewitt
[17:10 CEST 18-09] EUROPE – In current market conditions, pension funds would be better off placing emphasis on strategies that are more dependent on manager skill rather than the direction of the markets, argues Peter Hill, a hedge fund specialist at Hewitt Associates.
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Pioneer’s FoHF team suffers resignations
[16:15 CEST 12-09] US/IRELAND – Pioneer Investments has been forced to confirm nine people have resigned from its fund of hedge funds team but the firm is seeking to reassure clients it is business as usual.
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€2.2bn Ahold fund fishes for private equity beyond Europe
[16:15 CEST 11-09] NETHERLANDS – The €2.2bn pension fund of giant Dutch food retailer Ahold has extended its private equity investments with a €140m fund of funds mandate to be managed by Credit Suisse.
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News€2.8bn media fund fancies alternatives
[16:10 CEST 05-09] NETHERLANDS – Officials at the Dutch pension fund PNO Media say they see fresh opportunities in investing in alternatives so plan to allocate another 5% of assets to this investment asset class this year.
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'Sophisticated' Dutch funds lead LDI pack
[17:00 CEST 28-08] NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension fund strategies have been described as being the most advanced among their developed country peers, as a study of executives suggests the majority have adopted liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies alongside the broadest range of products.
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BBC's DB scheme to increase alternatives
[16:50 CEST 20-08] UK – Trustees of the £8.1bn (€10.2bn) BBC Pension Scheme have revealed they are looking at increasing commitments to alternative assets, following new allocations into debt, currency and private equity funds in 2007.
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Private equity caught in 'transition' in H2
[16:00 CEST 14-08] EUROPE – In the second half of this year the buyout market will be caught in a transition period and the private debt sector will see a correction, Swiss alternative asset manager Partners Group has predicted.
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Longevity risk higher on TLP derivatives - MPL
[14:30 CEST 11-08] GLOBAL – Pensions funds are being advised to invest traded life policy funds as part of a strategy to hedge longevity rather than buy direct or opt for TLP derivatives, as a supplier to European pension funds argues only half of the risk is being hedged in ...
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FeaturesA bubble in the making?
Commodity prices have risen dramatically as institutional investors seek security and diversification. Joseph Mariathasan questions the rationale for investing in commodities now
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FeaturesWhich index?
Iain Morse takes a look at the index choices available to investors taking a passive approach to commodities
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Launching a $450m pilot
CalPERS has included direct investments in commodities in its new programme. Gail Moss examines how and why
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Moving from passive to active
Pension funds are looking to commodities to generate alpha returns, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
