All Alternatives articles – Page 183

  • News

    Dobie to head GAM's marketing division

    2001-08-10T03:28:00Z

    Global Asset Management (GAM) in London has appointed Clare Dobie as managing director of its marketing division.... And all the week's major people moves...

  • News

    PGGM fires up debate on Dutch Z-score system

    2001-08-10T02:35:00Z

    NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the Zeist based NLG110bn (e50bn) Dutch superfund has publicly criticised aspects of the country’s Z-score system that tests the performance of industry-wide pension schemes, claiming that at worst it could lead to the disappearance of industry plans in Holland within thirty years.....

  • News

    European hedge fund investment to rise by 500%

    2001-08-09T05:27:00Z

    EUROPE/HEDGE FUNDS - European investment in hedge funds is expected to grow by around 500% in the coming years, with pension funds and insurance companies representing over three quarters of the new users of the asset class, according to research published today (August 9) by asset management research firm ...

  • News

    TASS records largest ever hedge fund inflows

    2001-08-08T03:26:00Z

    HEDGE FUNDS - The second quarter of this year saw hedge funds receive their largest inflow of assets in a single quarter since records began, according to figures compiled by hedge fund research outfit TASS.

  • News

    Japan joins global alternative investment body

    2001-08-07T05:12:00Z

    UK/GLOBAL – The London based Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has created a new chapter in Japan, bringing the number of chapters worldwide to five....

  • News

    Andrew Ross is new chief executive at Cazenove

    2001-08-01T06:09:00Z

    **New Chief Executive at Cazenove** UK – Andrew Ross has been named as new chief executive of London based Cazenove Fund Management. Ross was previously chief executive at HSBC Asset Management (Europe).

  • News

    Online service for European and Asian PE investors

    2001-08-01T06:08:00Z

    UK – AltAssets, the online private equity news and research service, has launched a global online private equity and venture capital funds listing service...

  • News

    Aon to launch multi-manager funds for UK

    2001-08-01T06:08:00Z

    UK – Aon Consulting is to launch a new investment management company later this year, Aon Asset Management, which is expected to have between £500m (€815m) and £1bn (€1.6) in assets under management...

  • News

    Future looks bright for Europe's venture market

    2001-07-20T01:57:00Z

    EUROPE - The medium-term outlook for the private equity industry in Europe has never been brighter, according to a Bank of Scotland sponsored report into the positive impact of legislation and initiatives at both European and government level.....

  • News

    New fund-of-funds manager launches in Luxembourg

    2001-07-19T05:31:00Z

    LUXEMBOURG - Eiger Capital, a new fund-of-funds management company has been launched in Luxembourg....

  • News

    Old Mutual splits chairman and chief exec roles

    2001-07-13T03:47:00Z

    UK – Old Mutual is to split the role of chairman and chief executive officer within the group. Michael J Lovett is to continue as Chairman, whilst his former chief executive role will go to James Sutcliffe, who was previously on the board of Old Mutual with responsibility for ...

  • News

    Hutton resigns from Morgan Grenfell Private Equity

    2001-07-13T02:07:00Z

    UK – Deutsche Bank has brought in Sir Robert Smith as chief executive officer (CEO) at the group’s venture arm Morgan Grenfell Private Equity (MGPE) to replace former CEO Graham Hutton, who is leaving the firm following a disagreement over plans to sell the business to its management....

  • News

    General Motors appoints Man as hedge fund advisor

    2001-07-12T05:23:00Z

    UK – Glenwood, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Man Group, the international hedge fund and futures broker, has been appointed as strategic hedge fund consultant to General Motors Investment Management Company (GMIMCo).....

  • News

    Oppenheimer buys hedge fund outfit Tremont

    2001-07-11T05:42:00Z

    US – Tremont Advisers, the alternative investment and hedge fund advisory firm has been bought out by Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp, the parent company of OppenheimerFunds, which currently has $120bn (€140bn) in assets under management.....

  • News

    US report issued on NAV/fair value practices

    2001-07-11T05:21:00Z

    US – Capital Market Risk Advisors (CMRA), the New York based risk management specialist advisory firm, has published the results of its recent Net Asset Value (NAV) / Fair Value practices survey in the US.

  • News

    Norwegian fund appoints Den Norske and Pareto

    2001-07-11T03:55:00Z

    NORWAY – The NKr 800m (€101m) Larvik Primary Fund, the fund established to support the city of Larvik’s local economy has awarded two active segregated balanced mandates to Den Norske Bank Asset Management (DNB) and Pareto Asset Management....

  • News

    First Quadrant promotes Goodsall to chairman slot

    2001-07-10T05:27:00Z

    UK – US quant house, First Quadrant, has appointed Bill Goodsall as chairman and promoted Robert Brown to the position of managing director in its London office....

  • News

    BNP Paribas teams up with hedge fund specialist

    2001-07-09T06:01:00Z

    UK/FRANCE – BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNP PAM) and London based hedge fund specialist firm, Fauchier Partners, have announced the establishment of a joint venture company to manage all of BNP PAM’s hedge funds...

  • Features

    Transparency the hedge issue

    July 2001 (Magazine)

    On the back of plunging markets, pension schemes have been rudely re-awakened to negative returns for the first time in many years. As a result, headspinning research papers debating alternative investment, particularly in hedge funds, are firmly back in the ‘in-tray’ of pension fund managers around the continent. So, where ...

  • News

    Swedish manager poaches FIS chief for US push

    2001-06-29T05:43:00Z

    Stockholm-based asset manager Länsförsäkringar Kapitalförvaltning is beefing up its US operations by recruiting J Robert Bloom as head of its New York office.... And all the week's major people moves...