All Alternatives articles – Page 34
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FeaturesWater: Trickle-down value
Jonathan Williams looks at disclosure of water risk and why asset owners should pay as much attention to it as people do to carbon emissions
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
As the US economy continues to recover, the hour when the Fed starts to tighten is approaching
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News
Bonds, alternatives drive 12% return at DAX-listed company schemes
Liabilities on rise together with assets, consultancies warn
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News
IBM Germany pension fund makes first foray into private equity
Chairman cites uncertainty over implementation of AIFMD for delay
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News
Rising management costs see PPF consider in-house team
UK lifeboat fund expects management costs to rise by one-third as it pushes into alternative assets
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News
Santander pension fund closes in on £10bn after 18% return
UK scheme for banking group makes raft of property purchases, implements new hedge fund strategy
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News
Austria's fair-finance fund moves to decrease bond sensitivity
Country’s youngest Vorsorgekasse makes first forays into real estate, micro credit
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News
UK Railways Pension Scheme takes big strides in risk-factor equities
Dedicated team puts half of public equities in ‘smart beta’ strategies, with further moves on the agenda for 2015
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News
Ilmarinen boosts Chinese exposure, returns nearly 7%
Largest Finnish pensions mutual turns cashflow negative as baby-boomers retire
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News
AP1 on verge of first infrastructure investments
Swedish buffer fund posts 14.6% return for 2014, outperforming AP3 return of 13.7%
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News
Asset management roundup: FCA, NAPF, Natixis, DNCA, Man Group, NewSmith
UK’s FCA launches investigation of investment banking sector, to consider further review of asset management
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NewsIPE Views: Is there an alternative to alternatives?
Pete Drewienkiewicz on why investors should simply look at asset classes based on their investment goals and objectives
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News
OECD warns over ‘aggressive interpretation’ of bond covenants
Think tank notes divergent approaches between hedge fund, traditional bond investors requiring third-way approach on engagement
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Consultancy warns on risk naïvety in smart beta allocations
Towers Watson clients add $8bn in 2014 to smart beta strategies, but warns against inherent risks
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PGGM considers offloading hedge fund platform
Dutch asset manager approached by ‘number of interested parties’ over potential acquisition
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IPE Views: Hedge fund fees
IPE contributing editor Joseph Mariathasan explores whether hedge funds can justify their fees
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NewsGerman pension fund tenders €100m alternative strategies mandate
Corporate pension fund uses IPE-Quest to search for multi-strategy, absolute-return vehicle
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West Midlands ditches hedge funds to reach benchmark allocation
£10.1bn local government scheme to divest £200m from hedge fund partners
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EC offers pension funds further two-year clearing exemption
European Commission says lack of market infrastructure allowing pension funds to clear warrants further exemption
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Special Report
Special Report ESG: Carbon Risk, Emission Impossible
When Chris Hitchen, CEO of the UK’s Railpen, thinks about portfolio fossil-fuel exposure, there is no room for moral absolutes. The discussion is “quite different” now that oil trades at $45/bbl rather than $115/bbl, he insists.
