All Alternatives articles – Page 84
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Special ReportOvercoming a blinkered mindset
Guy Fraser-Sampson argues that despite the attractions of private equity as an asset class, many pension funds will be tempted by sub-optimal strategies
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Special ReportPolling the placement agents
Iain Morse examines the role of placement agents in the private equity market
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FeaturesCase study: AP6
Sweden’s private equity national buffer fund AP6 has posted stellar returns over the past five years and its domestic investment remit was recently liberalised, reports Maha Khan Phillips
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FeaturesHedging against inflation risk
Inflation-linked ETFs can play an important part in protecting the value of a portfolio. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Features
Negative returns for all strategies
All hedge fund strategies posted negative returns in March. Convertible arbitrage registered the most severe loss with -3.26%. Despite the positive impact of bond markets, performance of the convertible arbitrage strategy appears to have been strongly penalised by the negative value of credit spread. Equity market neutral and CTA global ...
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Features
Reviewing asset allocation
What are German pension funds really up to? Dirk Söhnholz outlines the findings of a recent survey
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Bricks and mortar
The future looks challenging for private equity real estate funds. Lynn Strongin Dodds reviews the outlook and highlights some of the brighter spots
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FeaturesDark pools
Pirkko Juntunen throws light on the alternative trading systems that are catching on in Europe
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FeaturesGrowing demand for thematic ETFs
As the ETF market moves towards more specialist products, Nina Röhrbein looks at fixed income, leveraged and style funds
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FeaturesWhen the euro overtakes the dollar
The global credit crisis, which has led to a steep fall in the value of the US dollar and a rise in the value of the euro, poses the intriguing question – will the euro replace the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency?
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Expectations
Summary of managers’ expectations Equities Global equity markets continue to be roiled with uncertainty as a result of falling home prices, deteriorating labour markets, increased borrowing costs and high oil and input prices. Despite reports of declining consumer sentiment in the US, surveyed investors are more bullish this month ...
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FeaturesMoving towards specialisation
As the ETF market becomes more mature and efficient providers are looking for opportunities elsewhere. Nina Röhrbein examines the evolution
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News
AP3 sceptical about hedge fund replicators
[12:30 CEST 24-04] SWEDEN – Dan Bergman, head of risk allocation at Sweden’s SEK225bn (€24bn) AP3 fund, said he is sceptical about so-called hedge fund replicating strategies as a tool for diversification.
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Private equity 'disaster in the making'
[15:00 CEST 11-04] GLOBAL – Baring Asset Management, has warned the private equity and leveraged buyout (LBO) market will collapse in the next 12 to 18 months.
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NewsATP to push private equity fees
[13:00 CEST 10-04] EUROPE - Private equity fees have risen to unreasonable levels, according to ATP, Denmark’s giant labour market supplementary fund, but the fund sees scope for negotiating them down in the future.
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Europe champions governance, risk and LDI – Mercer
[16:30 CEST 07-04] EUROPE – Better governance and risk management, along with increased allocations to alternatives and liability-driven investment strategies are the main agenda points in 2008 for European pension funds, consultancy firm Mercer has found.
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FeaturesWhat to do when the wolf is at the door
Next to banks, pension funds are the second largest investor in European private equity. As investors they may be involved, as limited partners, in the leveraged buyouts of companies and their pension schemes - a subject of considerable controversy recently. Pension fund boards therefore face a dilemma: private equity can ...
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BLPK at top end of Swiss performers
[16:30 CET 26-03] SWITZERLAND – The CHF5.2bn (€3.3bn) Basellandschaftliche Pensionskasse generated a 4%return on investments in 2007.
