All Alternatives articles – Page 93
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Special Report
Down to the woods
For those investors prepared for the long haul, timberland has proved to be a stable, long-term investment with good annual returns. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Special Report
The new liquid gold
In the search for an asset that yields close to that of equities, biofuels could provide interesting investment opportunities. Nina Röhrbein reports
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News
Hedge fund appetite creates new vehicle
[16:30 CEST 31/05] GERMANY – The Pensionskasse for doctors in the Northrine area will invest around €200m in a new bespoke hedge fund product.
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News
‘Disappointing’ plans threaten private equity law
[17:02 CEST 29/05] GERMANY – The German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVK) has called a paper outlining the German ministry of Finance’s (BMF) stance on Germany’s new private equity law “a total disappointment”.
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NBIM appoints real estate manager
[16:27 CEST 22/05] NORWAY – Paul Golding is joining Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) to prepare what appears to be the bank's first foray into international real estate to invest assets of the NOK1.88trn (€230bn) Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global.
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Institutional push for 130/30 returns
[16:55 CEST 21/05] EUROPE – Institutional managers and investors are jumping further into 130/30 strategies to gain higher investment returns, according to Dutch Blue Sky Group, the manager of the KLM pension fund assets.
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Art has no taste on pension fund palettes
[16:51 CEST] EUROPE - Investing in works of art is likely to remain outside the scope of pension funds’ interest for the foreseeable future despite recent attempts to increase awareness of the alternative asset class.
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First ETF to track FTSE All-Share
[13:00 CEST 15/05] UK – London is set to become one of the largest ETF trading places in Europe, according to Lyxor Asset Management.
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Canadian teachers’ fund recruiting in London
[17:02 CEST 11/05] GLOBAL – Teachers’ Private Capital, the private equity arm of the giant Canadian pension fund, is looking recruit a total of eight local investment professionals for its newly-launched London office.
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News
Danish funds in private equity move
[17:00 CEST 11/05] DENMARK - Three Danish pension funds are among the first investors in a new private venture fund targeting the IT and biotech sectors.
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Pension schemes shift from fund of funds
[17:00 CEST] EUROPE - Pension funds are increasingly moving away from expensive fund of funds and investing via hybrid private equity plans, according to consultancy firm Watson Wyatt.
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Features
Asian hedge funds - from youth to maturity
After a period working in North America, Paul Smith assesses the challenges of building a substantial asset management business in Asia
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Features
Hedge funds: the way to play emerging markets
Peter Douglas believes hedge funds offer a route to better returns and effective risk management in developing markets
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News
Currency overlay ‘flavour of the month’ at Lincolnshire
UK – The £1.1bn (€1.6bn) Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund is seeking a currency overlay manager for a new £180m mandate.
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News
EPIC advisers bought by hedge fund specialist
UK – Specialist investment adviser Allenbridge has bought a 51% stake in independent pension trustee consultant EPIC Investment Advisers (EIA).
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Features
Commodity ETFs grow in stature
The diversification benefits of commodity ETFs are known to appeal to asset managers, but there are still concerns with regard to UCITs legislation in Europe. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Features
Assessing views on commodities
We asked three funds – in Italy, the Netherlands and Norway: ‘In light of recent commodity price rises but given that they are still historically low, are they a worthwhile diversification tool?’
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Features
Looking at alternatives and regulation
We asked three German pension funds to explain some of the important issues and challenges currently facing their investment strategies
