Latest Alternatives News – Page 94
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Pension funds lose first round of legal battle with Henderson
UK – High Court judge deals blow to pension funds suing asset manager over Secondary Fund.
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Pensions funds should consider utility company inflation swaps – Redington
EUROPE – Consultancy cites utility companies' predictable cash-flow profile.
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Judge to decide litigation options for pension funds suing Henderson
UK – High Court to decide whether schemes can bring claims against asset manager as group or individually.
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Encore raises $200m for residential distress fund
NORTH AMERICA – The 'messier the project, the better', says chief operating officer.
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Australian supers opting for social infrastructure despite inexperience
AUSTRALIA – Asset class 'is maturing rather than mature', Folkestone chief executive says.
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Student housing goes global with focus on development — JLL
GLOBAL – Report shows Asian demand driving outperformance in English-speaking countries.
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Germany government moves to save open-ended real estate funds
GERMANY – Agrees to change draft for implementation of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.
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PGGM makes follow-on investment in shopping centre joint venture
NORTH AMERICA – New commitments with partner Inland Real Estate come to $250m.
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New Mexico earmarks $150m for real estate, timber investment
NORTH AMERICA – New Mexico State Investment Council awards mandates to Rockpoint, Brookfield.
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German institutional investors dump bonds, shift towards real estate
GERMANY – Independent surveys by Union, Universal show increase in alternatives at expense of fixed income.
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Disappointing returns forcing lenders out of mezzanine market
GLOBAL – CBRE report notes departure of five family offices returning to direct market.
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Forget private equity – go into debt, Manns tells future managers
EUROPE – Europa Capital principal warns students that private equity boom 'is over'.
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Irish Life sells 17% stake in NAMAIL to UK-based Walbrook
IRELAND – Deal allows Irish government to remove risky-loan vehicle from books.
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Insurance model to open riskier CEE markets to pension funds
GLOBAL – First non-US insurer to offer Lloyds-backed title insurance across European markets.
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UK pension funds should 'shun' commercial property for alternatives
UK – Expert at IPD alternatives conference says investors should target 'population' opportunities.
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Separate account pension funds at mercy of 'idiot' property operators
EUROPE – Alternatives manager warns schemes lacking nous to identify credible partners.
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Investors target UK industrial despite no income growth, risks
UK – Investors targeting UK multi-let assets in search for inflation-adjusted returns.
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AXA REIM to launch €1.5bn alternatives platform
EUROPE – Plans to grow alternative assets under management from €740m to €1.5bn by 2015.
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CalPERS 'cannot compete' with cheap finance on infrastructure
NORTH AMERICA – Pension fund agreed last September to invest $800m in California infrastructure.
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Dutch schemes would consider securitised mortgages – APG
NETHERLANDS – CIO recommends creation of national bank offering mortgages with government guarantee.