All Alternatives articles – Page 86
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FeaturesSwitching styles
If large cap growth continues to outperform small cap and value, how will institutions find the right growth managers? Joseph Mariathasan reports
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News
ASIP finds median performance at 1.8%
[12:15 CET 26-02] SWITZERLAND – The Swiss pension fund association ASIP calculated a median performance of 1.8% with emerging markets equity and real estate contributing most positively.
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News
From Britney to Boyzone: ABP forays into music
[15:30 CET 21-02] NETHERLANDS – The €217bn Dutch pension fund ABP has bought €140m worth of European publishing rights from Universal Music Group containing 'evergreen' songs such as Lady in Red and I Believe I Can Fly.
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News
Pension funds cautious about GTAA
[15:45 CET 18-02] GLOBAL – Adding a global tactical asset allocation (GTAA) mandate to a portfolio is still a question of money, belief and regulation, according to pension funds.
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NewsLPFA considers 'market-neutral' pensions strategy
[13:30 CET 15-02] UK – London Pension Funds Authority officers are hoping to shift the strategy of its pension assets to a more market-neutral position, and may opt for a larger allocation to infrastructure.
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NewsABP increases microfinance lead
[11:00 CET 15-02] NETHERLANDS – ABP, the €216bn civil service pension fund has increased its lead in the asset class segment with an additional $25m (€17m) investment in the microfinance private equity fund Catalyst Microfinance Investors (CMI).
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German funds need incentives for private equity – minister
[15:00 CET 13-02] GERMANY – The reluctance of large domestic investors to go into private equity and venture capital is discouraging foreign investors from investing in German start-ups, according to a study commissioned by the German federal economy ministry.
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Physios to double hedge fund exposure
[16:00 CET 11-02] NETHERLANDS – The €1.8bn occupational pension funds for physiotherapists, SPF, is looking to nearly double its investments in hedge fund investments to 15%, IPE has learnt.
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Hansa sets up own private equity vehicle
ESTONIA – Hansa Investment Funds, the asset manager that also runs Estonia’s largest private pension fund, is looking to create a special vehicle of “Eastern European-orientated” private equity fund of funds.
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PGGM signs second loan deal with ABN Amro
[13:45 CET 04-02] NETHERLANDS – Pension major PGGM has closed a securitisation deal referencing Brazilian loans worth $850m (€585m) of the loan portfolio of Dutch bank ABN Amro.
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Special Report
UniSuper develops new risk budgeting
Richard Newell talks to David St John, chief investment officer of UniSuper, about hedge fund transparency and the fund's plan for a new SRI option
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Features
Hedge funds enter the mainstream - for good or ill
The New Year will see larger hedge funds and private equity businesses voluntarily submit themselves to increasing oversight, Paul Smith expects, with unfortunate consequences for smaller players
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Features
EM managers fare well
The Eurekahedge Fund of Funds index registered modest returns (0.5%) for the month of December, bringing its gains for 2007 up to 10.1%. Multi-managers turned in positive returns for the month despite a bit of volatility across asset classes.
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Features
Market volatility at stable high
The month of December was marked by a moderate decline in the stock markets, as shown in the returns for the S&P 500, despite anticipations of a new fall in the US Federal Treasury’s intervention rate, which the economic climate seemed to point towards.
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Features
Alpha through restructuring
Paolo Barbieri discusses the opportunites provided by restructuring hedge funds
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News
Funds’ quest for Canadian equity and commodities
[15:00 CET 29-01] EUROPE – Two European pension funds have said they are looking for equity large cap core Canada managers and commodities, using IPE Quest.
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NewsIslamic investor quest for diversified reviews
[16:15 CET 28-01] MIDDLE EAST – The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investments and Export Credits is conducting a review of potential providers for Shariah-compliant investments in 11 different sectors.
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News
2008 centre-stages alternatives, real returns and funding
[16:55 CET 22-01] EUROPE – Allocation to alternative assets will increase in 2008 and Dutch pension funds will continue to seek real returns as German corporates’ appetite for funding grows, investment bank Lehman Brothers has suggested.
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SAM hires former pension fund head
[12:30 CET 21-01] SWITZERLAND – Ex-Pension Fund Services (PFS) chief executive Reto Kuhn will head a new division at Zurich-based Sustainable Asset Management (SAM).
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Features
The unknown hedge fund fat tail
Victor Wong finds investors are beginning to appreciate the potential scale of losses from quantitative hedge fund strategies
