All Alternatives articles – Page 55
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Institutional appetite for private equity on the up, study shows
GLOBAL – Vast majority of respondents to survey to maintain, boost allocations to asset class.
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AIMA blasts hedge fund 'mirage' book for litany of factual errors
EUROPE – Most sensational claims 'not backed up by any figures', chief executive says.
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Dodd-Frank to result in 'scramble' as new clearing houses enter market
GLOBAL – Report predicts market shake-up, increased interest from investors in fast hedging deals.
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Brussels set to postpone implementation of EMIR to achieve 'global' approach
EUROPE - European regulators urge EC to wait on changes to EMIR to coincide with global regulation.
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ETF guidelines will see investors reclaim securities lending profits
EUROPE - ESMA guidelines should lead to greater transparency, increase management fees, says EDHEC.
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£40bn infrastructure guarantees could create 'radically new' financing
UK – KPMG positive about government guarantee scheme for 'nationally significant' infrastructure.
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NAPF, PPF welcome £40bn infrastructure guarantee
Chancellor of exchequer announces plans to underwrite 'significant' projects.
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Pension funds should invest up to 20% in infrastructure – report
EUROPE – Asset class provides 'better diversification' than real estate in periods of volatility.
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Engineering lobby pushes for LGPS infrastructure platform
ACE says vehicle should aim for £6bn investment from local authorities.
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Italy's Law 703 fails to set boundaries for investment risk – Fonchim
New version of law to set out investment guidelines for country’s pension funds.
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Finland's Varma, Etera set up logistics fund with Sponda
Finnish partners sell seed assets to fund and reduce exposure to sector.
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Danica Pension to increase alternatives investment by nearly €2bn
Government bonds no longer able to deliver reasonable returns, Danish pension fund says.
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Inconsistency in derivatives rules to increase costs – BNY Mellon
Asset manager says regulatory reform could raise important issues for sovereign institutions.
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Swiss pension fund SBB buys parent company's mortgage business
Acquisition from country’s federal railway company more than doubles mortgage portfolio.
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Pension funds accept Dutch watchdog's criticism of alternative investments
Investors acknowledge DNB's claim that schemes are investing without understanding risks.
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PGGM invests in Chinese logistics development fund
Dutch pension fund manager commits €95m to Redwood Group Asia's first fund closing.
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Henderson to launch logistics Spezialfond for institutional investors
GERMANY – Fund manager to team up with Palmira Capital Partners on €250m vehicle.
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European Council embraces EMIR, but questions over timetable remain
EUROPE – Experts say a number of issues could hamper implementation before year-end.
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OMERS offloads $850m in fund commitments to Axa Private Equity
Deal 'consolidates' Axa's position for investors looking to monetise private equity assets.
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PensionDanmark embarks on export-financing programme
EUROPE – Labour-market pension fund lends €34m to offshore wind farm project off coast of Belgium.