All Alternatives articles – Page 90
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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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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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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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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.
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Staffordshire tenders currency
[13:00 CEST 20-08] UK – The £2.3bn (€3.4bn) Staffordshire county council pension fund is looking to appoint a manager for an active currency portfolio sized between £500m and £1bn.
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Germany to tighten corporate investor supervision
[17:00 CEST 17-08] GERMANY – The German government has approved a new regulatory regime for corporate investors such as hedge funds and private equity firms, to increase transparency and prevent ‘collaborative action’ among investors.
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Blue Sky rethinks hedge funds stance
[16:30 CEST 17-08] NETHERLANDS – Blue Sky Group, manager of the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' corporate pension fund, has said it is considering so called hedge fund replication strategies for its investments.
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Threadneedle boosts hedge fund division
[16:45 CEST 13-08] GLOBAL – Threadneedle Investments is acquiring specialist hedge fund manager Convivo together with its $476m (€348.3m) emerging markets portfolio.
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State Street steps up private equity servicing
[14:00 CEST 09-08] GLOBAL – State Street has bought the New Jersey private equity specialist Palmeri Fund Administrators (PFA), for an undisclosed sum.
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Robeco beats F&C to 130/30 Europe
[11:00 CEST 07-08] NETHERLANDS - Robeco is launching a ‘short-extension’ European equities fund which promises a “high return” by making extended use of derivatives.
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PGGM to increase concentrated risk investments
[12:00 CEST 03-08] NETHERLANDS – The €86bn Dutch pension fund PGGM, the second largest in the Netherlands, will double its concentrated risk investments in 2007, IPE has learnt.
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Hedge funds eye Dutch investment vehicle - adviser
[15:30 CEST 01-08] NETHERLANDS - A “considerable” number of hedge funds and other investment funds mare considering a move to the Netherlands, in order to benefit from the new tax-free investment vehicle VBI, suggest industry experts.
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Dorset joins currency trend
[13:00 CEST 01-08] UK – The £1.4bn (€95m) Dorset County Council Pension Fund is looking for an active currency manager.
