All Alternatives articles – Page 80
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TLPs could be 'foundation' for wider mortality market
[16:55 CEST 08-07] UK – Traded Life Policies (TLPs) could become a successful new asset class and provide a "firm foundation" for the development of the wider life market in trading mortality and longevity-indexed securities and derivatives, according to research from the Pensions Institute at CASS Business School.
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Q3 commodities 'correction' to affect inflation
[16:50 CEST 08-07] GLOBAL – Oil and other commodities will enter a “cyclical correction” in the coming quarter, which will have an effect on economic growth and inflation, according to new research by ABN Amro.
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Fundamental indexing still disliked – IPE survey
[16:35 CEST 07-07] EUROPE – Fundamental indexing strategies still remain unpopular as the vast majority of small and medium-sized European institutional investors indicate they are not even considering the instrument, according to the first IPE/Invesco survey.
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Hammersmith & Fulham award 'dynamic' mandates
[11:00 CEST 02-07] UK – The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has appointed two managers to run specialist dynamic asset allocation portfolios for its pension fund.
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Berkshire diversifies away from equities
[16:00 CEST 01-07] UK – The Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund is implementing a new risk management and diversification investment strategy, which involves moving away from its current target allocation of 70% equities.
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AP6 takes joint ownership of Admeta
[13:00 CEST 01-07] SWEDEN - Sjätte AP-fonden (AP6), the Swedish pension buffer fund, has become a joint owner of the internet marketing company Admeta.
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Hedge fund exodus fails to surface
[11:30 CEST 01-07] GLOBAL – Even with falling returns, institutional investors are still happy to invest in hedge funds, according to research-based consultant Greenwich Associates.
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Berkshire to increase alternatives exposure
[16:30 CEST 30-06] UK – The £1.49bn (€1.88bn) Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund has confirmed its intention to move into emerging market debt and infrastructure with the issue of two new manager tenders.
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PGGM cuts alternative beta target
[14:00 CEST 27-06] NETHERLANDS – PGGM, the asset manager in charge of the €88bn assets of the Dutch health care pension fund PFZW, is likely to halve its 8% target allocation to alternative beta.
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Features
The disappearing carry trade
A difficult investment climate has caused a flight to safety from currency carry. Iain Morse assesses what other types of style approach are available for investors
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FeaturesTake your pick for exposure
Maha Khan Phillips assesses the various routes that pension funds can choose to access currency alpha
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FeaturesSetting the parameters
Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at currency as an asset class and discusses the factors investors should consider
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PGGM: 'ETFs have serious drawbacks’
[16:00 CEST 25-06] NETHERLANDS – Rob Radecker, head of beta at PGGM, the asset manager of the €88bn Dutch health care fund, believes exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have “serious drawbacks” for large pension fund investors.
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Pension funds devour alternatives despite fees
[16:55 CEST 23-06] GLOBAL – Alternative assets managed on behalf of pension funds by the 99 largest investment managers shot up 40% in 2007, but managers need to adjust their towering fees, warns investment consultant Watson Wyatt.
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NewsNew classification to overhaul funds
[16:35 CEST 23-06] EUROPE – The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has unveiled a new classification for investment fund which it hopes will cope with the growth of evolving fund strategies by categorises funds based on their underlying portfolio structure and holdings.
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Uni fund fancies private equity co-investments
[13:15 CEST 19-06] UK – Britain’s second largest pension fund, the £30bn (€38bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), is eyeing co-investments in private equity and has announced a $750m (€484m) commitment to a US buyout fund.
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Funds critical of non-cap-weighted indices
[16:30 CEST 17-06] EUROPE – A panel of institutional investors have expressed its doubt about the added value of non-cap-weighted indices such as fundamental indices.
