All Alternatives articles – Page 28
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BaFin to curtail German pension funds' alternatives allocations
Changes to German investment regulations may increase minimum bond rating requirements
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Switzerland: All-time high in alternatives allocation
Statistics show larger funds produced better returns in 2016
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Belgian pension funds generate 5.7% in 2016
Lobbying organisation calls on government to reject the financial transaction tax for pension funds
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NewsGermany roundup: BVK, RP Crest, Willis Towers Watson
BVK to invest in RP Crest volatility risk premium fund
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NewsTo list or not to list? Manager IPOs shown to hurt hedge fund returns
Academic research finds hedge fund performance falls when management company goes public
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‘Like a marathon on a treadmill’: UK schemes stand still in 2016
PPF data confirms no progress made on pension deficits over past 12 months
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Divestment data points to cashflow-negative shift for UK pensions
Net outflow marks only fifth quarterly period of disinvestment in 30 years of ONS data
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator January 2017
What a difference a month makes. With the previous indicator poll taken days before the US election, this month’s results illustrate how managers have digested markets’ reactions to the outcome
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NewsPLSA rejects MiFID workaround for public pension schemes
FCA plan costly, complex and difficult to apply, says pension fund trade body
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Investors to double down on private equity, cut hedge funds
Unlisted assets expected to boost otherwise lacklustre portfolio returns
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European institutions to ramp up domestic fixed income, survey shows
Eighty percent of respondents set to increase exposure to asset class
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NewsNorway’s KLP makes trip to US to investigate oil-pipeline concerns
Municipal pension fund has NOK423m exposure to conflict-hit North Dakota project
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator December 2016
With the US election over, the opportunity of interpreting expectations of managers just prior to it is interesting. There were some interesting changes in the most recent period, but by far the most intriguing was the shifting of expectations to stability in equity markets without significant changes elsewhere.
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Asset Allocation: The big picture
Bond yields have been rising, which is not that surprising given that sharp sell-offs in government markets have been reasonably frequent in the multi-year bull-run
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Asset Class ReportsInvesting In Hedge Funds: The party continues
Headlines suggest institutional demand for hedge funds is waning. But the facts paint a different picture, finds Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Hedge funds deserve more love
There is a disconnect between perception and reality when it comes to hedge funds which could lead to poor decisions by institutional investors.
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Asset Class Reports
Investing In Hedge Funds: Emerging strategies
Joseph Mariathasan explores the universe of emerging market hedge fund strategies
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Investing In Hedge Funds: Liquid movement
Niki Natarajan looks at how liquid alternative strategies could be the answer to the current low-interest-rate and high-volatility environment, even if it seems counter-intuitive
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NewsEstonian pensions back launch of forestry fund
Two of country’s biggest pensions are backing Birdeye Capital’s second timber fund
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator November 2016
Summer is over. Gone for the next nine months are the warm nights, and worry-free days…correction, only the warm nights have gone. The worry-free days did not exist this summer, and they still do not.
