All Alternatives articles – Page 45
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PensionDanmark to invest nearly £130m in UK biomass power plant
EUROPE – Danish scheme also in talks with Faroe Islands on undersea tunnel project.
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Kas to launch custody platform with 'international appeal'
NETHERLANDS – Bank aims to capitalise on custodians’ new role as information management hub.
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Switzerland's Hansa to acquire SVG Investment Managers
EUROPE – Deal allows SVGIM to extend offering to discretionary, institutional clients.
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BNY Mellon warns European pension funds on impact of Dodd-Frank
GLOBAL – Releases report on swap-trading requirements for pension fund asset managers.
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Blackstone snaps up Credit Suisse fund-of-funds business
GLOBAL – Private equity giant acquires $10bn Strategic Partners.
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European investor tenders CTA/managed futures mandate
IPE-QUEST – Investor also tenders tactical asset allocation mandate for both Swiss, UK schemes.
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Aviva Investors launches infrastructure debt fund
EUROPE – Raises €425m in first closing, securing funds from three insurance companies.
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Report hails benefits of direct lending, other alternatives
UK – UBS says commercial mortgage lending shortfall is ‘worth exploring’ for pension funds.
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Dutch giant APG to invest €170m in Japanese warehouses
NETHERLANDS – 'Club-style' fund to focus on modern facilities near Tokyo, Osaka.
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Scheme for Austrian lawyers considers foray into real estate
AUSTRIA – Pension fund says government’s long-term investment projects ‘also interesting’.
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Real estate managers 'running out of time' to adapt to AIFMD
EUROPE – Law firm says implementation of new Directive dogged by inconsistencies.
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Pension funds should reconsider 'narrow view' of property – Cardano
GLOBAL – Schemes should consider asset-backed securities based around property portfolios.
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ESMA approves cross-border arrangements for alternative funds
EUROPE – Regulator signs agreements with authorities in Japan, Mexico and US.
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Academic paper questions merits of property as inflation hedge
GLOBAL – Only commercial real estate shows any evidence of 'real link' between inflation, returns.
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Standard Life's Euan Munro appointed chief executive at Aviva Investors
EUROPE – Manager of Global Absolute Return Strategy keen to unlock Aviva Investors' 'potential'.
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NAPF infrastructure fund will 'do its best' to accommodate DC
UK – Vehicle keen to be as 'DC-friendly as possible', says CIO at NEST.
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Report backs creation of UK infrastructure bank
UK – National Investment Bank could provide smaller investors with project expertise.
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One-fifth in real estate a 'reasonable proposition' – NEST
UK – CIO says 20% allocation would ideally be for all real assets, including infrastructure.
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Denmark's Unipension sues dozen banks over CDS competition concerns
GLOBAL – ISDA, Markit named as defendants in suit claiming they 'unreasonably' restrained competition.
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ESMA consults on 'best candidates' for derivatives clearing
EUROPE – Watchdog publishes consultation on definitions that will inform regulatory standards.