All Alternatives articles – Page 87
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Taking on the alternatives
IPE asked three pension services – in Croatia, Sweden and the Netherlands – the same question: ‘What is your attitude to alternative investments?’ Here are their answers:
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Life cycle investment is 'utter nonsense', claims IPE winner
[16:15 CET 29-11] AUSTRIA – Changing the asset allocation in a portfolio solely on the basis of the members’ age is “complete nonsense”, as are other strictly “mechanical portfolio management concepts”, according to Christian Böhm, managing director of the Austrian multi-employer pension fund APK.
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Europeans predicted to 'shy away' from hedge funds
[13:30 CET 29-11] EUROPE – Growth in institutional hedge funds investments in Europe will stagnate, argued a panel during a discussion on the future of institutional investing in hedge funds yesterday.
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IPE-QUEST: Dutch fund eyes EM and commodities
[13:00 CET 29-11] NETHERLANDS – A Dutch industry-wide pension fund has placed two IPE-Quest searches, the first of which is for an active manager for a $125m (€85m) global emerging markets equity mandate.
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'Alternative' is becoming mainstream - survey
[17:00 CET 26-11] EUROPE – Alternative investments might not be so 'alternative' after all, according to new research by the asset management division of US investment bank JP Morgan.
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SEB expands into alternatives with purchase
[13:00 CET 26-11] SWEDEN - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire 100% the shares in Key Asset Management (KAM) for and undisclosed sum.
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Lawyers question Walker silence on pensions
[16:30 CET 23-11] UK – The Walker review on private equity should look more closely at the role and involvement of the pensions industry in private equity, according to law firm LG.
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'Brave new world' cited for investment
[16:45 CET 20-11] UK – Four ‘winning strategies’ will provide the majority of growth for the investment management industry, according to a new white paper.
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Private equity ‘code’ requires more info
[14:00 CET 20-11] UK - Private equity firms in the UK and the companies they own will have to publish more information on the way they do business and the risks they face, according to a new code of conduct unveiled today.
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IPE Awards: Fiduciary managers make market 'fairer' – Frijns
[16:30 CET 15-11] EUROPE – Smaller pension funds will gain easier access to alternative asset classes thanks to fiduciary managers, Jean Frijns, consultant to the Norwegian Government Pension Fund, has suggested.
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Diverse or direct investment?
An investor’s route into private equity will depend mainly on their level of experience, according to Ed Francis
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Looking to a far horizon
Lynn Strongin Dodds finds that emerging markets still offer private equity and infrastructure opportunities
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Making diamonds an investor's best friend
Lynn Strongin Dodds reviews attempts to create investible indices
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Two approaches to alternative investments
Maha Kahn Philips spoke to two pension funds, from Austria and the Netherlands, about their approach to alternative investments
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Private equity gets back to basics
While deal sizes may have shrunk because of the credit crisis, there is little evidence of a major downturn in buyout activity, writes David White
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Hedge funds and private equity 'have positive impact'
[13:30 CET 02-11] NETHERLANDS - The effect of private equity investors and hedge funds on the Dutch economy and companies are modestly positive on average, researchers from Erasmus University have claimed.
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Pension companies double hedge fund investment
[16:45 CET 01-11] FINLAND – Pension insurance companies are moving to hedge funds for better returns as bond markets fail to impress, statistics reveal.
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IPE-QUEST: €50m commodities mandate
[16:15 CET 01-11] DENMARK – Danske Capital is searching for an active long only commodity fund via IPE-Quest.
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CASAM hedges fund data
[14:30 CET 01-11] FRANCE – Credit Agricole has launched a new hedge fund analysis service targeted at institutional investors, pension funds and consultants.
