All Alternatives articles – Page 98
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Nestlé launches pension advisory group
EUROPE – Nestlé, the Swiss food group, has confirmed the January 1 launch of a new pension advisory unit and a new asset management unit to serve its pension schemes worldwide.
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UK government rejects longevity bonds
UK – The UK government has rejected the Pensions Commission’s suggestion that it should issue so-called “longevity bonds” to deal with future mortality rates.
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Dutch institutions’ raw materials appetite grows
EUROPE – Dutch institutional investors such as pension funds have a growing appetite for raw materials, so far they have invested already around €20bn (£13.5bn) in the asset class reports show.
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Deutsche’s DWS rolls out sixth hedge fund
GERMANY – Deutsche Bank’s retail fund arm DWS is rolling out its sixth single hedge fund domiciled in Germany amid signs of growing investor demand for the products, according to DWS chief executive Klaus Kaldemorgen.
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When tradition meets modernity
The University of Melbourne fund is run along US lines with an ever increasing attention to private equity but it is careful to retain a strong sense of the past, writes Richard Newell
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Barclays steps up 'return-seeking'
Since 2002 Mark Hyde-Harrison has reduced his fund’s exposure to equities and heavily increased the share of alternatives. David White reports
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Newham fund diverts into infrastructure
REAL ESTATE - The London Borough of Newham pension fund is to invest £30m (€45m) in infrastructure. The investment, which follows a strategic review and is the fund’s first in infrastructure, reflects a desire to influence the beta aspects of the fund and the search for a guaranteed long-term return.
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Chelsea & Kensington invest in private equity
UK – The £379m (€561m) Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea pension fund has started investments into private equity.
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Dumfries fund tenders global equities, FX
UK – The £400m (€594.52m) Dumfries & Galloway Council Pension Fund is looking to put its global equity portfolio into active management again, after axeing Deutsche Asset Management.
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Curb pension funds’ hedge investment – Riksbank
SWEDEN – The Swedish central bank has suggested that pension funds’ hedge fund investments should be limited to protect pension savers’ investments.
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Wealth from the woodlands
Timberland investments can offer high longer-term returns to institutional investors, mainly through specialised vehicles, says Stephanie Schwartz-Driver
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Filling in an empty space
Hedge funds and private equity have the depth of experience needed, argue proponents of restructuring. David White reports
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Beware ridiculous investment cases
Although commodity markets have been around for centuries, investors’ interest in them has always been quite limited. Over the last few years, however, this has changed completely. Commodities have very quickly become very popular and investment in commodities is growing at an unprecedented rate. It is estimated that over the ...
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Tough time for alternatives
The opportunities in Spain have become more restrictive for hedge funds, Gail Moss finds
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IPE AWARDS: Full list of winners
IPE AWARDS – Below is the full list of winners of the 2006 IPE Awards, held today in Paris:
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IPE AWARDS: Build stronger portfolios, schemes told
EUROPE - Pension funds should build stronger portfolios to brace themselves for worst-case scenarios rather than just researching them, the annual IPE Awards Seminar in Paris was told today.
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Irish schemes shun alternatives - IAPF
IRELAND – Alternative assets such as hedge funds, private equity and currency are “generally unpopular” with the trustees of defined benefit pension funds in Ireland, says the Irish Association of Pension Funds.
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Merrill Lynch pension solutions MD to leave
UK – Anthony Simpson, managing director at Merrill Lynch’s Insurance and Pension Solutions unit, is to leave to join Ramius HVB, IPE has found.
