All Alternatives articles – Page 82
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FeaturesAssessing 130/30 strategies
IPE asked three pension services – in Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK – the same question: ‘What is your approach to 130/30 strategies?’ Here are their answers:
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Special Report
Signing up to carbon disclosure
The Carbon Disclosure Project is striving to make all pension funds aware of carbon issues. Nina Röhrbein reports
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News
Credit Suisse stems asset bleed
[16:20 CEST 24-07] SWITZERLAND – After major asset outflows in the first three months of this year Swiss bank Credit Suisse has reported more positive figures for Q2, though all is not yet well.
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Newsquest allocates 10% to hedge funds
[15:20 CEST 22-07] UK – Newsquest Pension Scheme has awarded two fund of hedge fund mandates, valued at £40m (€50m), which is equivalent to 10% of scheme assets.
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NewsFalkirk targets passive manager for 'flexibility'
[15:27 CEST 16-07] UK – Falkirk Council Pension Fund is searching for a passive manager to run an equity portfolio worth up to £325m (€410m).
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NewsDKK115bn PKA eyes hedge funds and bank loans
[15:23 CEST 15-07] DENMARK – Pensionskassernes Administration (PKA), Denmark’s largest occupational pension fund administrator, is looking to make its first allocation to hedge funds.
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TLPs could be 'foundation' for wider mortality market
[16:55 CEST 08-07] UK – Traded Life Policies (TLPs) could become a successful new asset class and provide a "firm foundation" for the development of the wider life market in trading mortality and longevity-indexed securities and derivatives, according to research from the Pensions Institute at CASS Business School.
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Q3 commodities 'correction' to affect inflation
[16:50 CEST 08-07] GLOBAL – Oil and other commodities will enter a “cyclical correction” in the coming quarter, which will have an effect on economic growth and inflation, according to new research by ABN Amro.
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Fundamental indexing still disliked – IPE survey
[16:35 CEST 07-07] EUROPE – Fundamental indexing strategies still remain unpopular as the vast majority of small and medium-sized European institutional investors indicate they are not even considering the instrument, according to the first IPE/Invesco survey.
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Hammersmith & Fulham award 'dynamic' mandates
[11:00 CEST 02-07] UK – The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has appointed two managers to run specialist dynamic asset allocation portfolios for its pension fund.
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Berkshire diversifies away from equities
[16:00 CEST 01-07] UK – The Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund is implementing a new risk management and diversification investment strategy, which involves moving away from its current target allocation of 70% equities.
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AP6 takes joint ownership of Admeta
[13:00 CEST 01-07] SWEDEN - Sjätte AP-fonden (AP6), the Swedish pension buffer fund, has become a joint owner of the internet marketing company Admeta.
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Hedge fund exodus fails to surface
[11:30 CEST 01-07] GLOBAL – Even with falling returns, institutional investors are still happy to invest in hedge funds, according to research-based consultant Greenwich Associates.
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Berkshire to increase alternatives exposure
[16:30 CEST 30-06] UK – The £1.49bn (€1.88bn) Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund has confirmed its intention to move into emerging market debt and infrastructure with the issue of two new manager tenders.
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PGGM cuts alternative beta target
[14:00 CEST 27-06] NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the asset manager in charge of the €88bn assets of the Dutch health care pension fund PFZW, is likely to halve its 8% target allocation to alternative beta.
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Features
The disappearing carry trade
A difficult investment climate has caused a flight to safety from currency carry. Iain Morse assesses what other types of style approach are available for investors
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FeaturesTake your pick for exposure
Maha Khan Phillips assesses the various routes that pension funds can choose to access currency alpha
