All Alternatives articles – Page 96
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K2 on acquisition trail after TA deal
GLOBAL - K2, the US based fund of hedge funds business, is to search for European and Asian acquisition targets following a deal with TA Associates, which is to take a “substantial minority stake” in the business.
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Dutch add €4bn in private equity
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension funds are raising exposure to private equity, according to a study by national regulator, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).
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Senior private equity partner quitting ATP
DENMARK – Jens Bisgaard-Frantzen, managing partner at ATP Private Equity Partners is leaving.
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New institutional FX platform claims to be a world first
GLOBAL – What claims to be the world’s first centrally cleared, global foreign exchange (FX) platform for the over-the-counter market is fully operational.
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Take up of LDI strategies in UK ‘limited’
UK – The implementation of liability driven investment (LDI) strategies remains limited among pensions funds, according to the findings of a survey by Aon Consulting.
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CVC denies Austrian ‘locust’ slur
AUSTRIA – Private equity investor CVC Capital Partners has announced that it was not responsible for last week’s 30% rise in the share price of Austrian blue chip steelmaker Böhler-Uddeholm.
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£9.4bn Strathclyde to reconsider hedge funds and commodities
UK – Strathclyde, the £9.4bn (€13.84bn) local authority fund administered by Glasgow City Council, will consider investing in hedge funds and commodities when the next investment review comes up in 2009.
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Aegon to acquire group pension specialist Optas
NETHERLANDS - Aegon has reached agreement to acquire its fellow-life insurer and group pension specialist, Optas in a €1.3bn transaction.
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Hedge Fund predicts “wave” of activist investment
EUROPE - Europe should expect a “tsunami wave” of activist investment in the coming decade, according to Florian Homm, CIO of the hedge fund group Absolute Capital Management (ACM).
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Dutch unions take on hedge funds via pension schemes
NETHERLANDS - ‘Union-unfriendly’ companies might face Dutch unions using pension funds investment policy as a weapon to force a change of tack, warned union umbrella grouping FNV.
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Looking for alternative advice
Can the mainstream advisers provide what pension investors need on hedge funds and private equity or do they have to turn to specialist investment consultants? Gail Moss investigates
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JPMorgan is world’s largest hedge fund owner
GLOBAL – JPMorgan is the world’s largest owner of hedge funds, with $34bn (€25.9bn) assets under management, according to Absolute Return magazine.
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Germany’s BVV to put €1bn in alternatives
GERMANY – BVV, the €18bn pension fund for Germany’s financial industry, says it has earmarked €1bn this year for new investments in several asset classes, notably private equity and hedge funds.
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Finnish State Fund ups alternative exposure
FINLAND - VER, the €10.3bn Finnish State Pension Fund, made new investments in eight real estate funds and five private equity funds in 2006.
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AP3 seeks enhanced indexing manager
SWEDEN – The SEK212.2bn (€22.9bn) third Swedish buffer fund, AP3 is tendering for external mangers for global enhanced indexing.
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Betting on the rider not the horse
In some of the newer niche sectors the acumen of the private equity investor counts far more than the property itself, Paul Richards argues
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In search of excellence
A good management team and an ability to operate in different market conditions are key indicators of a sound private equity firm, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Return of an old favourite
Neglected since the dot com debacle, venture capital is once more attracting attention on the private equity stage, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Where next for mega funds?
Despite the increased risks associated with mega funds, their popularity among private equity investors shows little sign of waning. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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Saints or sinners?
Private equity is undoubtedly a high profile asset class right now. But Rachel Fixsen finds that there are varying opinions on its merits for pension funds
