All Alternatives articles – Page 89
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Pension funds predicted to hit £35bn OTCs use
[16:25 CEST 26-09] UK – Pension funds’ use of derivatives is continuing to grow rapidly and the use of over-the-counter (OTC) transactions is expected to almost double by the end of 2007 compared with last year, suggests data from consultancy firm Watson Wyatt.
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Series of new ETFs enter the market
[16:30 CEST 25-09] GLOBAL – Exchanges-traded funds providers ETF Securities and Lyxor have unveiled additions to their London-listed futures offerings, covering the commodities and Japanese markets.
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Glitnir signs up to SuperDerivatives
[16:45 CEST 24-09] EUROPE – Scandinavian asset management and banking group Glitnir is adopting the SuperDerivatives multi-asset derivatives pricing and analytics platform to all of its foreign exchange currency and equity options.
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Commodities bull expected to run further
[12:00 CEST 19-09] GLOBAL – Asset managers are predicting the bullish run in commodities will continue against the backdrop of the subprime crisis.
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ABP holds largest player status in carbon trading
[15:30 CEST 18-09] NETHERLANDS - ABP pension fund is now the largest institutional investor in the innovative asset class of emission rights as its total allocation to carbon trading is €500m.
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Grancio to head Indexchange as Fehrenbach resigns
[16:50 CEST 17-09] GERMANY – Andreas Fehrenbach, chief executive of Indexchange, is resigning after just one year in his post.
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Swansea goes specialist
[14:00 CEST 14-09] UK – The £900m (€1.3bn) City and County of Swansea pension fund is looking for up to 12 specialist managers, including hedge fund and private equity specialists, to manage some of its assets.
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PGGM takes on Citi's emerging market credit risk
[13:30 CEST 14-09] NETHERLANDS/UK – Major Dutch pension fund PGGM said today it has agreed to take on part of the risk of financial group Citi’s portfolio of emerging market credit exposures.
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DekaBank to launch ETFs for German institutions
[13:00 CEST 13/09] GERMANY – DekaBank, the asset manager for German savings banks (Sparkassen), plans to roll out exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for German institutional investors in the first quarter of 2008. The launch is subject to regulatory approval.
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Market changed public pensions' strategies - Fidelity
[11:00 CEST 13-09] UK- Recent stock market turbulence may have persuaded local authority pension funds to shift more asset allocation into alternatives, suggests a survey by Fidelity International.
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USS strengthens alternatives team
[16:45 CEST 10-09] UK – The £30bn (€44.2bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme has hired from Railpen Investments (RPMI) and private equity firm Klesch & Company Limited.
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BlackRock co-founder leaves
[16:00 CEST 07-09] GLOBAL – Ralph Schlosstein, president and co-founder of BlackRock has announced he will leave the company to "pursue other entrepreneurial interests”.
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E.ON pension scheme moves into hedge funds
[14:00 CEST 07-09] GERMANY – A €5.4bn pension fund for German energy giant E.ON has begun making its first investment in hedge funds, employing both single and fund-of-fund vehicles, market sources have told IPE.
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SLI’s private equity goes LLP
[16:00 CEST 30-08] UK- Standard Life Investments has followed suit with the rest of the fund industry and altered the legal status of its private equity operation in a bid to retain key members of the investment team.
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F&C eyes passive growth of diversified portfolios
[17:00 CEST 29-08] UK – F&C Asset Management is taking a new approach to the delivery of balanced portfolios and diversified growth funds for pension funds by launching an offering designed to be largely passive in nature.
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BVV expected to hire hedge fund consultant
[17:00 CEST 29-08] GERMANY – BVV, an €18.6bn pension fund for the German financial industry, is believed to be looking to hire a consultant to advise on future investment in hedge funds.
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Nordic pension funds predict alternatives outsourcing
[15:00 CEST 28-08] EUROPE – Nordic pension funds increasingly expect to outsource the management of alternative investments to third parties but some local investments may move more in-house, according to a study conducted by Kirstein Finansrådgivning.
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Few Dutch schemes see diversity in soft commodities
[13:00 CEST 28-08] NETHERLANDS – Only a tiny fraction of Dutch pension fund assets are actively invested in agricultural commodities, IPE has learned.
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Funds still dread alternatives
[16:20 CEST 24/08] GLOBAL – Underfunding, a lack of transparency and high fees keep the majority of pension funds away from investing in alternatives, according to a new white paper by Northern Trust.
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Hedge funds are good for governance - OECD
[13:30 CEST 20-08] GLOBAL – Activist hedge fund and private equity strategies can improve companies' corporate governance under certain circumstances, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found.
