All Alternatives articles – Page 38
-
News
Additional risk does not pay off over very long term, study shows
Larger allocation to ‘risky’ assets fails to produce higher returns on average over last seven years, PPCmetrics data shows
-
NewsChurch of England boosts forestry stake
Church Commissioners grow UK forestry stake to £100m following acquistion of over dozen forests
-
News
Governance changes, regulatory action needed to grow infrastructure holdings, says OECD
Think tank’s survey of sovereign and pension funds worth $7.8trn finds only 1% of allocated to asset class
-
News
ESMA critical of ‘unsatisfactory’ asset-backed security assessment
Credit ratings agencies’ assessment of structured finance instruments unsatisfactory and must be improved
-
News
Brussels pledges to cut regulation to attract infrastructure capital
Publication of 2015 Work Programme sees revised IORP Directive retained, emphasis on removal of regulatory hurdles to infrastructure investment
-
News
Institutional investors to cut risk exposure with shift into value
Survey of institutional investors shows control over potential rate rises, positive outlook for equities
-
News
Private equity to woo DC pension funds, says Coller Capital survey
Quarterly Barometer of institutional LPs also signals appetite for direct investing, buy-and-build and credit
-
News
Dutch pension fund to invest in Actiam microfinance fund
Actiam Institutional Microfinance Fund III launched for six institutional investors, including SPF and SPOV
-
News
Dutch regulator forced to pay €4.8m after failing to convince high court
Court orders DNB to compensate pension fund for ordering it to divest gold holdings
-
News
Danica invests DKK1bn in mid-sized Danish firms via new fund
Move is ‘natural progression’ of Nordic direct investment strategy, Danske unit says
-
News
Strathclyde boosts New Opportunities portfolio with new mandates
UK’s largest local government fund to move into social infrastructure, renewable energy production
-
News
Pension fund for TNO to ramp up exposure to alternative credit
Scheme looks to invest in Dutch mortgage market to benefit from high spreads, low risk profile
-
News
UK tax exemption secures £9bn for infrastructure, private placement
Six UK companies commit £9bn to private placement, infrastructure debt investments after Autumn Statement
-
News
Euro, US high-yield markets diverge as energy default risk takes hold
OPEC decision to maintain production hits US energy exploration, production companies
-
FeaturesSpecial Report – Outlook 2015: Fear gauges refuse to budge
One of the defining characteristics of 2014 has been the return of geopolitical risk. For months there has been a constant stream of de-stabilising news from around the globe – from Russia’s annexation of Crimea to the advancement of Islamic State, pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong and the spread of Ebola in West Africa and beyond.
-
Asset Class Reports
Investing In Hedge Funds: About turn for top-down
Macro, the darling of the hedge fund world through the drama of 2008-09, has struggled in the subsequent low-volatility, low-rates environment. Joseph Mariathasan asks whether recent outperformance signals a more conducive backdrop for this family of strategies
-
Features
Focus Group: Don't run with elephants
Half of the investors polled for this month’s Focus Group allocate to hedge funds. One additional fund manages hedge fund strategies in-house.
-
Asset Class ReportsInvesting in Hedge Funds: Is the trend your friend?
Alex Greyserman looks at how trend-following at different speeds has fared in equity markets during the post-crisis bull market and over the longer term, and finds compelling diversification benefits
-
Asset Class Reports
Investing in Hedge Funds: Uncut hedges
US pension giant CalPERS may have stopped investing in hedge funds, but despite heightened short-term scrutiny, Christopher O’Dea finds that most plans are retaining their allocations, and expecting them to deliver greater value through bespoke strategies
-
News
Dutch roundup: Horeca, AlpInvest, ABP, Bpf Meubel, Lehman Brothers
Horeca & Catering sets aside €500m for investment in private equity
