All Hedge Funds articles
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NewsTo rebalance or not? Dutch pension funds face dilemma as illiquids exceed limits
Bpf Bouw will sell close to €3bn in hedge fund investments and is also reconsidering its private equity and real estate holdings
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News
Poll shows 10 percentage-point rise in ESG use by alternatives investors over 3 years
Two thirds of European investors in private equity, infrastructure, now have climate policies compared to less that a quarter of their US peers, new survey shows
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Interviews
On the record: Emerging markets
Despite the current volatility and geopolitical tensions, European pension funds continue to actively seek returns from emerging market investments.
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Country Report
Investment strategy: Asset allocation at a time of uncertainty
Senior investment figures give their views on asset allocation
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Asset Class Reports
Portfolio Strategy - Hedge Funds: Juggling the ESG imperative
ESG has the power to transform, but do hedge funds have the drive, data and determination to fit sustainability into their investment process?
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Asset Class Reports
Portfolio Strategy – Hedge Funds: Macro bets on
Global macro funds should do better in the current market environment – but not all will thrive and investor due diligence will be key
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Interviews
On the record: Hedging all bets
We asked three European pension funds about their hedge fund portfolios, as the volatile market environment provides opportunities for absolute-return managers
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News
European alternatives set fundraising record year
Europe now accounts for 24% of the global alternative assets industry
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News
Cerulli calls on hedge funds to partner with European investors
‘Providing additional services will be challenging for smaller managers’
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Features
Letter from US: The rise of the new alternatives
Pension funds and other institutional investors used to invest in hedge funds aspiring to outperform public stock and bond benchmarks. Now, after years of disappointing performances, they have changed their attitude. They still invest in hedge funds, but the new expectation is simply to get a few percentage points above the return on zero risk investments.
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News
Dutch hedge fund exodus a risk, say consultants
PMT, PME, PFZW, Fysiotherapeuten, Provisum and the staff pension fund of pension asset manager APG have all said goodbye to the asset class
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News
ABP exits hedge fund investments
The pension fund paid €331m in performance fees to hedge fund managers last year
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News
Hedge funds lag behind peers on ESG investment factors - bfinance
Many hedge funds are still reluctant to make ESG integral to their investment processes
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Features
Hedge funds: Coping with low interest rates
Historical analysis suggests portfolios of certain quant hedge fund strategies may offset some of the risk of rising interest rates
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Features
Strategically Speaking: Capstone Investment Advisors
Last spring’s exceptional market volatility proved the mettle of at least one set of strategies – volatility-focused hedge funds. The CBOE Eurekahedge Tail Risk Hedge Fund index returned a bumper 51.64% in the first three months of 2020 alone against a broad hedge fund market index return of -7.96%, and was up 34.8% for the year.
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News
European stimulus package arriving by snail mail, laments Veritas CIO
Varma CIO says investment market not reacting to vaccine delay, variations
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge funds and distressed debt: Competition for assets will be fierce
Hedge funds will have to compete with private equity and credit funds for distressed opportunities following the pandemic
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge fund performance: 2020, year of the human touch
Diversification is back in favour for hedge funds and those with a downside protection mandate delivered during the crisis
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Features
Hedge funds: ‘Real life’ portfolio evaluation
Outlining an equal volatility-adjusted approach to hedge fund management
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News
Dutch building scheme sticks to ‘expensive’ PE, hedge funds
The fund reduced management fees for hedge funds by 27% during the past five years by negotiating service fees
