All Alternatives articles – Page 79
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Forced swap event raises prices for pension funds
[17:00 CEST 18-09] EUROPE – European pensions funds may already be paying as much as 20bps more to replace the swaps they held before the Lehman Brothers collapse was announced this week, as bid/offer spreads have widened as much as 10 basis points among contract suppliers, on top of the ...
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Increase emphasis on manager skill – Hewitt
[17:10 CEST 18-09] EUROPE – In current market conditions, pension funds would be better off placing emphasis on strategies that are more dependent on manager skill rather than the direction of the markets, argues Peter Hill, a hedge fund specialist at Hewitt Associates.
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Pioneer’s FoHF team suffers resignations
[16:15 CEST 12-09] US/IRELAND – Pioneer Investments has been forced to confirm nine people have resigned from its fund of hedge funds team but the firm is seeking to reassure clients it is business as usual.
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€2.2bn Ahold fund fishes for private equity beyond Europe
[16:15 CEST 11-09] NETHERLANDS – The €2.2bn pension fund of giant Dutch food retailer Ahold has extended its private equity investments with a €140m fund of funds mandate to be managed by Credit Suisse.
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News€2.8bn media fund fancies alternatives
[16:10 CEST 05-09] NETHERLANDS – Officials at the Dutch pension fund PNO Media say they see fresh opportunities in investing in alternatives so plan to allocate another 5% of assets to this investment asset class this year.
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'Sophisticated' Dutch funds lead LDI pack
[17:00 CEST 28-08] NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension fund strategies have been described as being the most advanced among their developed country peers, as a study of executives suggests the majority have adopted liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies alongside the broadest range of products.
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BBC's DB scheme to increase alternatives
[16:50 CEST 20-08] UK – Trustees of the £8.1bn (€10.2bn) BBC Pension Scheme have revealed they are looking at increasing commitments to alternative assets, following new allocations into debt, currency and private equity funds in 2007.
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Private equity caught in 'transition' in H2
[16:00 CEST 14-08] EUROPE – In the second half of this year the buyout market will be caught in a transition period and the private debt sector will see a correction, Swiss alternative asset manager Partners Group has predicted.
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Longevity risk higher on TLP derivatives - MPL
[14:30 CEST 11-08] GLOBAL – Pensions funds are being advised to invest traded life policy funds as part of a strategy to hedge longevity rather than buy direct or opt for TLP derivatives, as a supplier to European pension funds argues only half of the risk is being hedged in ...
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FeaturesA bubble in the making?
Commodity prices have risen dramatically as institutional investors seek security and diversification. Joseph Mariathasan questions the rationale for investing in commodities now
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FeaturesWhich index?
Iain Morse takes a look at the index choices available to investors taking a passive approach to commodities
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Launching a $450m pilot
CalPERS has included direct investments in commodities in its new programme. Gail Moss examines how and why
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Moving from passive to active
Pension funds are looking to commodities to generate alpha returns, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
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FeaturesAssessing 130/30 strategies
IPE asked three pension services – in Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK – the same question: ‘What is your approach to 130/30 strategies?’ Here are their answers:
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Special Report
Signing up to carbon disclosure
The Carbon Disclosure Project is striving to make all pension funds aware of carbon issues. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Credit Suisse stems asset bleed
[16:20 CEST 24-07] SWITZERLAND – After major asset outflows in the first three months of this year Swiss bank Credit Suisse has reported more positive figures for Q2, though all is not yet well.
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Newsquest allocates 10% to hedge funds
[15:20 CEST 22-07] UK – Newsquest Pension Scheme has awarded two fund of hedge fund mandates, valued at £40m (€50m), which is equivalent to 10% of scheme assets.
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NewsFalkirk targets passive manager for 'flexibility'
[15:27 CEST 16-07] UK – Falkirk Council Pension Fund is searching for a passive manager to run an equity portfolio worth up to £325m (€410m).
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NewsDKK115bn PKA eyes hedge funds and bank loans
[15:23 CEST 15-07] DENMARK – Pensionskassernes Administration (PKA), Denmark’s largest occupational pension fund administrator, is looking to make its first allocation to hedge funds.
