All Alternatives articles – Page 52
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NewsDanish pension funds enter unique public-private partnership JV
DENMARK – Schemes join forces to create 'one-stop shop' for construction projects.
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Hedge Funds: Trust… but verify
Good hedge fund due diligence takes 120 hours plus 90 hours per year ongoing. But responsible investors have no choice but to do it, argues Jerome Lussan
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Hedge Funds: Owning hedge funds
Neuberger Berman has launched Dyal Capital Partners to buy minority stakes in hedge fund businesses. Martin Steward reports on how it changes the dynamics for hedge-fund investors
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Hedge Funds: Changing rules
Joseph Mariathasan loks at the raft of regulation coming the way of hedge funds, focusing on the pros and cons of the EU’s AIFM Directive
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Asset Class ReportsHedge Funds: Alpha-hunting with funds of funds
Peter Meier, Oliver Liechti and Patrick Dütsch run hundreds of FoHFs through a factor model and find those focused on trading strategies delivering the best returns and the highest alphas
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Hedge Funds: Taking the ‘fund’ out of hedge funds
Martin Steward spoke to PGGM’s Jan Soerensen about how its managed account platform allows it to take control of its hedge funds – and their costs
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Hedge Funds: Changing models
The fund of funds model is having to adapt fast to survive. Joseph Mariathasan finds that the new models also require a different approach to thinking about the hedge fund opportunity set
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NewsIPE Awards: Solvency II to 'kill' renewable energy investment
EUROPE – Expert calls on European Commission to address issue of capital requirements.
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NewsPPF amends investment principles to add farmland, EM debt
UK – Change comes week after lifeboat fund appoints seven timberland managers to investment panel.
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NewsBlackstone to set up BlackRock infrastructure debt business
GLOBAL – BlackRock hires trio from Blackstone private debt business to launch own platform.
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UK roundup: PIC, Ofgem, Towers Watson, Barings
UK – PIC completes first UK publicly listed solar finance bond, worth £40m and maturing in 2036.
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NewsDark pools 'harm market integrity' – Norwegian oil fund
GLOBAL – NBIM 'uncertain' of proposals for more pre-trade transparency on fixed income markets.
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Mandate roundup: Tyne & Wear, Aberdeen, Barking & Dagenham, bFinance, Environment Agency
UK – Tyne & Wear pension fund sticks with Aberdeen for property investments.
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NewsGerman Pensionskasse BVV shakes up real estate portfolio
GERMANY – Pension fund setting up global mandates due to dearth of European opportunities.
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NewsDTZ suggests real estate debt-funding gap more than halved
EUROPE – Predicts debt funds, insurers and corporate bond issuance to provide refinancing solution.
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NewsPensions funds should consider utility company inflation swaps – Redington
EUROPE – Consultancy cites utility companies' predictable cash-flow profile.
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NewsPension funds show growing interest in managed futures
EUROPE – Preqin study shows marked increase in number of institutionals with active CTA portfolios.
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NewsInstitutionals failing to use risk models to gauge correlation
GERMANY – Union Investment survey also points to low take-up of models for alternatives.
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NewsLitigation specialist weighing up lawsuit against ABN Amro
GLOBAL – IMF Australia speaking with European pension funds on potential class-action over CPDOs.
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NewsLGPS could see infrastructure allocation boosted by 15%
UK – Government consultation proposes new upper threshold on limited partnerships.
