All Alternatives articles – Page 64
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Infrastructure allocations surge by 370% since 2009
First State Investments cites inflation concerns, volatility and LDI as chief drivers.
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Short selling may hurt portfolio performance, study shows
Using historical data, authors find 130/30 versions perform worse than long-only counterparts.
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PFA becomes first Danish commercial pension fund to back VC scheme
PFA Pension to invest €70m for benefit of growth companies through Dansk Vækstkapital.
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Commodities' inflation hedge potential waning, says Amundi
Manager warned against negative upward trend in agricultural goods due to influx of investments.
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Alternative beta interesting but tricky, says Bayer-PK CFO
Stefan Nellshen says while interesting, the option also poses number of risk management challenges.
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IPE Top 400 CEOs say pension funds' exposure to EM remains too low
European schemes' allocation to emerging markets will need to be increased to 20%, CEOs say.
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Pension schemes allocate more funds to top 10 private equity firms
Report shows pension funds are most confident investing in largest PE companies.
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Europe may introduce new OTC directive before end of reprieve
Law firm Sackers welcomes exemption for pension funds, but says they must 'wait and see'.
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Investors still well-paid for illiquidity risk, says BlackRock
Three years after global crisis, premium on 18-month or longer illiquidity still at 13%.
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Hedge funds improve risk/return ratios for pension insurance firms
Research for Finnish Centre for Pensions says regulators must become better educated about asset class.
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Europe at the centre of unlisted infrastructure growth – Preqin
Europe to see most capital deployed by fund managers, with 47 funds targeting €23.6bn.
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PensionDanmark to boost infrastructure investment by €1.3bn
Danish pension fund also praises government's moves on public-private partnerships.
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APG enables hedge fund seeding platform to create new fund
IMQubator to transform current Multi Manager Fund into limited-life vehicle.
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Alpinvest seeks to profit from ageing with Hans Anders deal
€40bn private equity investor co-invests in acquisition of Hans Anders, which makes glasses and hearing aids.
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UK roundup: NAPF, Daily Mail, British American Tobacco
NAPF welcomes approval from upper house of parliament on new pensions regulation.
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Investors prefer EM private equity despite valuation concerns, says survey
Limited Partners expect better returns from emerging markets than developed markets for 2011 vintage.