All Alternatives articles – Page 89
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Hampshire stays with Bramdean alternatives
[12:02 CEST 19-07] UK – The £2.5bn (€3.7bn) Hampshire County Council Pension Fund has renewed its contract with UK-based multi-manager Bramdean Asset Management in a push for alternatives, IPE has learnt today.
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Private equity firms caution on transparency calls
[15:00 CEST 18-07] EUROPE – Private equity associations have cautiously welcomed new proposals to increase transparency of their industry, noting any future requirements must not undermine their competitive position.
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LSE launch to support specialist fund growth
[15:30 CEST 16-07] UK - The London Stock Exchange is launching a dedicated market for issuers of specialist funds to fill a gap in the burgeoning growth of the alternative investments sector.
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ABP makes first timber allocation
NETHERLANDS – The €211bn Dutch pension fund ABP has made its first foray into timberland investments with a $60m allocation to the Global Solidarity Forest Fund (GSFF).
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IPE-QUEST: $30m heading for SRI
[17:00 CEST 12-07] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss pension fund is seeking to appoint a manager for a $30m SRI (€21.8m) mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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Glasgow fund monitors underperforming managers
UK - The £9.73bn (€14.4bn) Strathclyde Pension Fund has put Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford and Isle of Man’s Capital International under watch due to underperformance.
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Another Dutch giant invests in trees
NETHERLANDS – The €85bn healthcare workers' pension fund PGGM has awarded a $200m (€150m) 15-year forestry mandate.
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AEVWL invests in Luxembourg alternatives
[11:13 CEST 06-07] GERMANY – Ärtzeversorgung Westfalen-Lippe (AEVWL), the €7.1bn pension fund for doctors, has allocated €600m to a Luxembourg institutional fund (FCP) which invests in private equity, hedge funds and structured products.
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Making the index choice
Iain Morse examines the properties of the leading commodities indices available to investors
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A walk on the macro side
Supply and demand issues are hitting commodities, but China could well prop up the market. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Commodities in practice
As pension funds continue to embrace alternatives as an asset class, investing in commodities is a young but significant trend, writes Nina Röhrbein
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FRR seeks managers for a French equity portfolio
[15:32 CEST 05-07] FRANCE – The €32bn French reserve fund (FRR) is looking for managers for a new French equity portfolio worth in excess of €500m.
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AP6 invests in hedge fund index
SWEDEN – The SEK17.2bn (€1.9bn) Sixth buffer fund AP6 is the first investor in the newly-created Investable Nordic Hedge Fund Index by Swedish bank SEB.
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Pensions investors behind 51% of Spezialfonds volume
GERMANY – Assets from German pension schemes and insurers account for half of the €699bn in institutional fund (Spezialfonds) volume, according to a study by German asset management association BVI.
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UK schemes eye mortality swaps
[17:09 CEST 03-07] UK - Many of the UK’s largest occupational pension schemes would consider paying a premium to hedge out the risks around life expectancy if a market for mortality derivatives developed, new research suggests.
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New hedge fund added to ITP offering
SWEDEN – Lansforsakringar, one of the eight insurance companies selected to manage Sweden’s new white collar pension scheme ITP, has added a new hedge fund to its offering.
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No longer the soft option
Interest in soft commodities is growing strongly on the back of environmental concerns, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
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M&A drives returns growth
Market movements and fund returns in May were largely a continuation of those seen in April as M&A volume and large capital flows provided the fuel for a global equity rally kick-started by strong earnings data. Also of note is the resilience of several markets to negative news over the ...
