Seeking the best relative value within the infrastructure industry Faced with uncertain and volatile public market investment returns, many institutional investors including pension funds, endowments and insurance companies, have... Pal Sarai Director bfinance October 31, 2012 Comment ECM launches senior secured fund Specialist fixed income and credit manager ECM has brought out a senior secured fund which will concentrate on Northern, non-peripheral... October 28, 2012 Round-Up Barings plans China bond fund Baring Asset Management plans to launch a China bond fund to maximise total returns from income, capital appreciation and currency... October 28, 2012 Round-Up SSGA adds to its LDI options State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has tweaked its liability-driven investing (LDI) strategies with the addition of 22 leverage swap funds,... October 28, 2012 Round-Up Aberdeen offers German and Swedish residential property funds Aberdeen Asset Management has launched a German residential property for institutional investors with initial seed capital of €115 million, and... October 28, 2012 Round-Up Mining royalties as an asset class within pension fund portfolios In recent years major UK pension funds have shown a growing interest in asset classes other than marketable securities, as... Anthony Yadgaroff Chairman Allenbridge Investment Solutions October 28, 2012 Comment Driving development through direct lending In the fast-paced, high-tech and glamorous world of Formula 1, racing drivers famously stick to a circuit’s “racing line”, the... Bernard Abrahamsen Head of Institutional Sales and Distribution M&G Investments October 28, 2012 Comment ECB key to containing Eurozone crisis Since the ECB press conference on 6th September, the market has generally taken the news positively, although the price moves... Alistair Wilson Head of Institutional Business TwentyFour Asset Management October 28, 2012 Comment Investment industry ponders euro prospects Investment professionals have mixed views on the latest moves by the European Central Bank’s Mario Draghi to ensure the survival... October 27, 2012 News Deutsche Bank lists ETF for China A-Shares Deutsche Bank’s exchange traded fund platform, db X-trackers, has listed a new ETF, CSI3000 Index ETF on the London Stock... October 27, 2012 Round-Up