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Hedge funds as risk reducers
Recently, the Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites published its decision to exclude hedge funds from its portfolio. Felix Goltz questions the FRR's logic
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How fund of funds are embracing change
The next generation of funds of hedge funds will have better due diligence and embrace a broader global universe, as Chris Bouckley argues
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Finnish pension sector in united front
TyEL will soon make it easier to manage pensions earnings across the private sector. Jari-Pekka Törrönen reports
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Time to take the commodities plunge?
With the bull market now at an end many fund managers are considering a move into commodities, but there are risks attached, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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The return of beta
Much maligned in the early 2000s, beta is now back in vogue with asset managers keen to embrace a wider universe. Georg Inderst reports
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A question of priority
New private REITs are good for long-term investment, but there are also good reasons for investors take the public route, says Mark Lindeis
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The long and short of it
Are real estate securities a reflection of the real estate market or more representative of equities? John Glascock and Shaun Bond report
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Putting the case for alternatives
While bonds and cash may have more liquidity than alternatives, the latter can produce higher long-term yields. Joseph Mariathasan reports
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Dedicated leaders of investment fashion
While funds of hedge funds offer advantages to their traditional hedge counterparts they are now under threat. Stephen Oxley reports
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Opening doors to performers
Thematic investment enables an investor to take a complex world of more than 2,000 stocks and, through a disciplined process, turn it into a manageable, investable portfolio. This is how Guy Monson, chief investment officer of Sarasin Chiswell, explains the appeal of thematic investment. Monson pioneered the use of thematic ...
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On the prowl for themes
Themes for Sarasin’s thematic investment are devised by a theme origination committee, headed by its chief economist Subitha Subramaniam who joined Sarasin from the World Bank. Subramaniam is responsible for translating global macro trends into the thematic process. ” We basically try to identify long term trends that are taking ...
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Return of the absolute
Swedish managers are coming to terms with the new environment. Barbara Ottawa reports
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Danes ready for next challenges
The Danish open door policy ensures a competitive environment for managers. George Coats reports
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Special Report
Making a beeline for activist hedge funds
The activities of activist funds in targeting companies that have become national champions have caused political apoplexy throughout Europe, with ministers wagging their fingers at pension funds and warning them to have nothing to do with predatory private equity companies and hedge funds. But pension funds are encouraged to diversify into alternative investments and become active owners of the companies they invest in. So what should they do?
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Securities show Swift growth
Securities and securities related payments traffic sent over the Swift network now represent 45% of volumes, making the securities industry the fastest growing sector of the Brussels-based financial messaging co-operative. As a result, securities issues are high on the agenda during Swift’s annual conference, Sibos, attended by nearly 5,000 people ...
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Flat period for FoFs
The Eurekahedge fund of funds index was virtually flat in September (+0.02% returns). But there was a major hedge-fund-industry-specific market event during the month: Amaranth Advisors, a $10bn (€7.9bn) Connecticut-based multi-strategy fund, lost 35% of its assets in natural gas positions (natural gas prices fell over 30% during the month) ...
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Using as many alpha sources as you can
Knut Kjaer explains why the giant Norwegian global fund takes as many independent bets as possible to David White
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Alternatives receive enthusiastic response
While Sweden is particularly experienced in hedge fund investments, Norway and Finland are renowned for their private equity acumen, as Gail Moss reports
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Norway anticipates wave of low cost plans
Most new pension plans in Norway are likely to be DC products rather than the DB schemes traditionally favoured. Caspar Holter reports
