All Alternatives articles – Page 61
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Carving a new niche
Hedge funds are booming – but funds of funds are not. Joseph Mariathasan outlines the ways in which the intermediaries are re-thinking their role
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NewsUK Treasury signs infrastructure memorandum with LPFA, Greater Manchester
Memorandum with institutionals worth £50bn in addition to agreement with NAPF, PPF.
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NewsAPG-backed hedge fund incubator to invest in volatility expert Volvar
IMQubator increases investment in Volvar Asset Management, founded by former Lehman managers.
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NewsNAPF, PPF back UK Treasury's proposed £20bn infrastructure fund
Memorandum of understanding comes as China Investment Corporation signals interest in UK.
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NewsIrish government 'engaging' with pension funds on infrastructure
Admission follows on from call by ICTU for special purpose vehicle to attract scheme investments.
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BVK awards UBS Real Estate €500m mandate targeting 'unmet' BRIC segments
€53bn scheme’s niche portfolio to include hotels, parking and major development projects.
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NewsCypriot fund re-enters real estate market, invests in infrastructure
Fund to make first real estate investment this century, could invest €25m globally.
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NewsInfrastructure a 'golden opportunity' for pension funds – Aberdeen
Head of strategy says schemes should commit to asset classes that are 'embryonated'.
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NewsItalian pension funds expect review of asset allocation if reforms implemented
Fondenergia, looking to expand into alternatives, fears reforms could derail plans.
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NewsUK Treasury calls for 'stronger role' in infrastructure for pension funds
Chancellor of exchequer announces review of Private Finance Initiatives to rebalance risk.
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NewsNational Pensions Reserve Fund invests €250m in Irish infrastructure
NPRF to target €1bn fund set up to invest in privatised domestic assets.
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News80% of institutional investors setting sights on core real estate – Preqin
65% of private pension funds considering core as they add more low-risk investments.
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NewsHermes boutique launches long/short equity fund of funds
BT Pension Scheme-owned fund of hedge funds manager launches with $550m from European institution.
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NewsEMIR directive will increase collateral costs for pension funds, PGGM warns
OTC regulation 'putting pressure' on banks, which will pass on costs to pension schemes.
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NewsPension schemes overpaying for alternatives, experts say
Alternatives comprise 7% of investments, but 37% of costs, according to c-alm.
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NewsDanish pensions giant ATP shuns local infrastructure due to lack of PPPs
Entirety of scheme's infrastructure investment lies outside domestic market.
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NewsDistribution of UK waste treatment infrastructure 'uneven' – Eunomia
Report identifies regions with significant investment opportunities for 'years to come'.
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NewsCDS, short-selling 'crackdown' could cause significant volatility – experts
Pundits point to drastic reduction of CDS liquidity, leading to volatility of prices.
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NewsGermany's BVK adds solar park to infrastructure portfolio
GERMANY – German Sustainable Building Council also awards pension scheme two gold awards.
