All Alternatives articles – Page 63
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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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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds: Dose of fee realism
Hedge fund fees do seem to be coming down in aggregate, but Emma Cusworth finds that if you want good performance you might simply have to suck up those charges
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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.
