All Alternatives articles – Page 15
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NewsSwiss pension funds bounce back from 2018 losses
The average funding ratio of Swiss Pensionskassen declined by more than 5 percentage points during 2018 after the fourth-quarter equity crash
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Church fund to vote against entire Exxon board over climate change
Church of England’s £8.3bn endowment fund joins forces with New York public pension fund to increase pressure on oil giant
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KLP purges NOK3.2bn of shares as coal ban goes total
The Norwegian pension fund has reduced its coal tolerance limit to just 5% of a company’s revenue, cutting RWE, Sasol and BHP from its portfolio
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NewsEuropean investors seek managers for €575m across equities, CTAs, credit
Five mandates tendered via IPE Quest are closing in the next few days: emerging market equities, low volatility equities, alternative credit, CTAs and convertible bonds
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ABP to focus on energy transition to support local economy
Civil service scheme says it has been difficult to find sufficient investment volume to allocate to domestic assets in the Netherlands
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Chart of the Week: Hedge fund investors confident despite rocky 2018
Last year was a bad year to be a hedge fund manager, amid weak markets and investor withdrawals totalling $34bn, according to Preqin
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Hedge funds warn regulators over ineffective ESG regulation
AIMA argues scope of regulation must include corporate disclosure
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Interviews
On the Record: The volatility question
We asked two European pension funds how they view, and invest in, the hedge fund sector at a time when volatility is structurally low
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Asset Class Reports
Hedge Funds - Technology: The next generation
Advances in artificial technology and computing power are opening paths to new hedge funds strategies
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Asset Class ReportsCryptocurrencies: A match made in heaven – or hell
Cryptocurrencies could offer handsome returns to hedge funds. Or they could be a disaster
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NewsChart of the Week: Alternatives investors bullish on UN SDGs
Survey shows SDGs hold a lot of promise, but current practice lags expectations
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NewsDanish pension funds set greener investment goals
PenSam pledges 10% green investments; Lærernes Pension blacklists coal and oil firms
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Economists warn investment ‘groupthink’ could hurt pension outcomes
Schemes hiring the same actuaries often made the same strategic investment choice
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NewsKeva’s assets shrink €1.8bn after 3% investment loss in 2018
Finnish pensions giant fund says investment environment was marked by “restlessness”
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NewsPensionDanmark merges private debt and alts departments
Kim Nielsen to lead DKK235.9bn (€31.6bn) provider’s alternative investment operations
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Dutch retailer scheme to ditch hedge funds
Pension fund cites high costs, poor sustainability and lack of transparency
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Norway to cut €6.7bn of ‘upstream’ oil and gas companies from SWF
Finance ministry presents plan to divest some energy activities – but not integrated energy firms
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Risk diversification pays off for PenSam in 2018
Danish pension fund posts 0.3% pre-tax return and cuts costs by 4.8%
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Opinion Pieces
Hedge funds under scrutiny
Last year was good for hedge funds in terms of raising new money. But at the same time the industry suffered its biggest annual loss since 2011
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£8.6bn public sector fund appoints managers for equity protection
Merseyside names panel of five managers to advise on risk management after equity market bull run
