All Alternatives articles – Page 16
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Dutch insurer seeks global commodities ideas via IPE Quest [updated]
Investment of at least €100m under consideration
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PIMCO launches insurance-linked securities business
Fixed-income specialist partners with parent Allianz for push into the alternative asset class
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PGGM to start central clearing for repos [updated]
Asset manager for PFZW picks Eurex Clearing as central counterparty as it seeks to comply with EMIR derivatives rules
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NewsDutch regulator warns of €97bn ‘water scarcity’ risk
Pension funds, insurers and banks hold hundreds of billions worth of equity exposed to ESG risks, according to DNB research
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Joseph Mariathasan: Nuclear needs warming up
Hitachi seems likely to abandon plans to build a nuclear power station in Wales due to a lack of firm investor commitments. This follows the abandonment by Toshiba of a nuclear project in Cumbria last year. The loss of several nuclear power plants not only leaves a gaping hole in ...
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Investors ‘must research equity overlays’ as demand soars: Bfinance
Asset owners began shift to explicit equity protection in 2018, but consultancy warns of complications
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Asset Class ReportsInstitutional investors to hasten exit from public markets in 2019
Large-scale poll sees pension funds boosting private assets, with a focus on private equity and real estate
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Joseph Mariathasan: ESG investing – beyond virtue signalling
UK supermarket chain Iceland’s high-profile ban on palm oil may not be the best route to cleaning up supply chains
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EU sets out derivatives rules for no-deal Brexit
‘Temporary and conditional equivalence decision’ would allow counterparties in the UK to keep operating for another 12 months
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PGB implements protection strategy for €12bn equity portfolio
BMO Global Asset Management appointed after success of shareholder engagement mandate
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IPE Conference: AP4 chief in no rush to add illiquids
NEST CIO Mark Fawcett is on the hunt for DC-ready private credit managers
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Manager consolidation, fee compression to continue in 2019: Fitch
‘Volatility from diverging monetary policy could lead to fixed income asset devaluations if rates move unexpectedly’
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Swiss pension fund seeks global commodities managers
Investor tendered out two mandates of CHF100m-150m each via IPE Quest
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MiFID II has shrunk fixed income research market, research indicates
ICMA survey finds asset managers using fewer providers as availability of research declines – but quality ‘has not changed’
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ESMA moves on UK clearing house recognition in case of cliff-edge Brexit
EU watchdog working with Commission and UK clearing houses on temporary recognition
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NewsChart of the Week: European private debt assets hit record $200bn
Number of private debt funds targeting Europe shrinks compared to 2017
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Italian funds team up to invest in alternatives
Eight industry-wide schemes are pooling resources in an innovative approach to illiquid assets
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Asia investor tenders for commodities manager via IPE Quest
A $100m mandate is up for tender, with the investor seeking a global systematic or discretionary manager
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EU regulator proposes derivatives fix in case Brexit talks fail
ESMA floats temporary solution for transferring uncleared derivatives contracts to EU counterparties
