All Alternatives articles – Page 115
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No initiative on scheme takeovers – UK regulator
UK – There’s no specific initiative to allow investment banks, asset managers or hedge funds to take over pension schemes of financially challenged firms, the Pension Regulator says.
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Institutions ‘should beware commodity indices’
SPAIN - Institutional investors were put into the dock on their approach to commodities indices, at the World Cup of Indexing Conference.
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Hewlett in Germany taps GSAM, SSGA
GERMANY – The pension fund for Hewlett-Packard Deutschland has awarded two fixed income mandates to Goldman Sachs Asset Management and one emerging market equity brief to State Street Global Advisors.
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Big German schemes to avoid new linkers
GERMANY – BVV, Germany’s largest Pensionskasse or traditional pension fund, has no immediate plans to buy the new inflation-linked bonds to be issued by the German government from next week.
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Actuaries ‘lack enthusiasm’ for longevity bonds
UK – Actuaries have expressed scepticism about the potential for the longevity bonds market to take off.
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Pilkington trustees in takeover ‘understanding’
UK - Trustees of the roughly £1.5bn (€2.2bn) Pilkington Superannuation Scheme have reached an ‘understanding’ with new owner Nippon Sheet Glass regarding Pilkington’s obligations to the fund following its acquisition by NSG.
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ABP names Neal as equities CIO
NETHERLANDS – ABP Investments has named Edwina Neal as chief investment officer of equities and board member from March 1.
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Dutch funds' AlpInvest in German deal
GERMANY - AlpInvest, the private equity firm owned by ABP and PGGM, has completed a €47m deal in Germany with HarbourVest Partners.
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Ex-Siemens investment head joins Quandt venture (corrected)
GERMANY – Klaus Kirschenhofer, the former investment management head at Siemens, has been appointed managing director of a new asset management outfit for the billionaire Harald Quandt family (corrected).
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Russell hires from ING, Watson for Europe push
EUROPE – Multimanager specialist Russell Investment Group says it has hired staff from ING Investment Management and Watson Wyatt amid growth in Benelux and the Nordic countries.
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Achmea, AXA sell Finles stake to managers
NETHERLANDS – Achmea and AXA have sold their 50% stake in Dutch asset manager Finles to the firm’s co-CEOs for an undisclosed amount.
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UK says gilt auction gets “robust” result
UK – The Debt Management Office says its auction of long-dated government bonds has met a “robust result”.
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Commodities the new hedge funds - Credit Suisse
UK – Commodities could become more popular than hedge funds among institutional investors, according to Credit Suisse.
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Watson advised on 17 UK swaps deals in 2005
UK – Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting says it advised on 17 swap transactions for UK clients last year.
