All Alternatives articles – Page 140
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New framework may change Dutch funds’ asset mix
NETHERLANDS - The new supervisory framework for Dutch pension funds and insurers may lead to a move out of equities and into bonds, experts have suggested – though the government doesn’t plan to change its bond issuance strategy.
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Universal targets institutions in marketing push
GERMANY - Universal Investment, one of Germany’s top providers of institutional funds, or spezialfonds, is launching a marketing offensive in a bid to invigorate its low-volume mutual funds business with institutional clients.
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IPE-QUEST: Danish foundation tenders E40m
DENMARK - Investment consultant Kirstein Finans has put in a request for tenders for a 40 million-euro euro-zone credit mandate via IPE-Quest.
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Barr moves to PPM
SWEDEN - Daniel Barr, chief analyst of the seventh Swedish national pension fund Sjunde AP-fonden, AP7, has joined the premium pension authority, PPM, as chief economist.
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Oppenheimer tackles European market
EUROPE- US investment manager OppenheimerFunds Inc (OFI) is entering the European market through a “dual approach” with its subsidiary, Tremont Capital Management.
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DeAM takes over E24.7bn Zurich assets
GERMANY - German institutional fund manager Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) will take over 24.7 billion euros in assets currently held by the German arm of Swiss insurer Zurich beginning next January.
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PGGM gets boost from oil-price gain
NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the second largest Dutch pension fund, made an 18.8% return on commodities in the third quarter of 2004 – but equities were down 0.7%.
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PensionDanmark in funds transferral move
DENMARK – Industry-wide pension fund PensionDanmark is bidding for a share in the new market of funds transferral from the government-backed SP fund to other funds chosen by workers.
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DeAM absorbs DB Advisors hedge fund arm
GLOBAL – Deutsche Asset Management is understood to have absorbed DB Advisors, Deutsche Bank’s in-house structured trading business following the resignation of the unit’s head Roger Ehrenberg.
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Industriens looking to add value with currency
DENMARK - The four billion-euro Danish industry pension fund, Industriens Pensionsforsikring, could decide to adopt currency management strategies next year to “add value”, its chief investment officer has told IPE.
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RMB in Austrian institutional tie-up
AUSTRIA - Alternative investments specialist Absolute Return Consulting GmbH has started a partnership with London-based RMB International to represent the asset manager on the Austrian institutional market.
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German consultant Faros hires FERI’s Umlauf
GERMANY - Faros Consulting, a new German investment advisor for institutional clients, has poached a senior executive from rival FERI.
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T. Rowe Price revamps London research team
EUROPE – T. Rowe Price has revamped its London-based non-US equity research team with the appointment of former Goldman Sachs research executive Kamran Baig.
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UK’s Dorset allocates to hedge funds in revamp
UK - The 900 million-pound (1.3 billion-euro) Dorset County Pension Fund has allocated five percent of its portfolio to hedge funds investments as part of a review of investment strategy.
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New Swiss asset management firm launched
SWITZERLAND – Dutch bank Oyens & van Eeghen has launched an asset management company in Switzerland called Altis Investment Management in partnership with two former Morgan Stanley executives.
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Hogg Robinson pensions arm for sale – report
UK – Hogg Robinson’s employee benefits consulting arm is set to sold, according to a newspaper report.
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Credit Suisse AM opens Dutch office
NETHERLANDS - Credit Suisse Asset Management has decided to open an office in Amsterdam targeting institutional clients.