All Alternatives articles – Page 90
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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.
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TSC cautions over private equity in market downturn
[16:30 CEST 30-07] UK – The Treasury Select Committee (TSC) is calling on the Bank of England to look at the impact of economic downturns on the increasing number of leveraged buyouts.
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Dutch railway fund invests in opportunities
[15:30 CEST 30-07] NETHERLANDS – Spoorwegpensioenfonds (SPF), the €12.1bn Dutch railway pension fund, is looking to invest a total of 5% of its assets in a new ‘opportunity portfolio’.
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Waltham Forest completes overhaul
[15:00 CEST 30-07] UK – The £485m (€719.6m) London Borough of Waltham Forest pension fund has appointed six new managers.
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Solvency II "could threaten hedge funds"
[17:03 CEST 27-07] EUROPE - Institutional investments in hedge funds and other alternatives assets classes could come under threat by the Solvency II directive, French business school, Edhec, has claimed.
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Cumbria introduces global equity and alternatives focus
[16:00 CEST 20-07] UK - Cumbria County Council is making its first move into investing in alternatives with the appointment of asset manager Blackrock, as well as shift into global equities.
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Construction major signs €425m return portfolio
[14:00 CEST 20-07] NETHERLANDS – The €850m pension fund of Dutch construction group VolkerWessels have appointed specialist Swiss asset manager EIM Group to manage a €425m absolute return portfolio, IPE has learnt.
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Hampshire stays with Bramdean alternatives
[12:02 CEST 19-07] UK – The £2.5bn (€3.7bn) Hampshire County Council Pension Fund has renewed its contract with UK-based multi-manager Bramdean Asset Management in a push for alternatives, IPE has learnt today.
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Private equity firms caution on transparency calls
[15:00 CEST 18-07] EUROPE – Private equity associations have cautiously welcomed new proposals to increase transparency of their industry, noting any future requirements must not undermine their competitive position.
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LSE launch to support specialist fund growth
[15:30 CEST 16-07] UK - The London Stock Exchange is launching a dedicated market for issuers of specialist funds to fill a gap in the burgeoning growth of the alternative investments sector.
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ABP makes first timber allocation
NETHERLANDS – The €211bn Dutch pension fund ABP has made its first foray into timberland investments with a $60m allocation to the Global Solidarity Forest Fund (GSFF).
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IPE-QUEST: $30m heading for SRI
[17:00 CEST 12-07] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss pension fund is seeking to appoint a manager for a $30m SRI (€21.8m) mandate, using IPE-Quest.
