Private equity co-investments – the need for a careful approach Private equity has been garnering interest amongst pension funds. Tim Creed of Adveq examines how co-investing can help investors access... Tim Creed Managing Director and Head of European investments Adveq November 9, 2013 Focus Finding attractive opportunities in distressed investments Marianna Fassinotti of Siguler Guff looks at opportunities for pension funds in distressed asset investing For the first time in three... Marianna Fassinotti Principal Siguler Guff November 1, 2013 Focus Acting as owners: constructive activism in Europe Constructive activism drives change in order to deliver shareholder value. Mike Bishop of RWC explains how activism can be a... Mike Bishop Chairman of the Advisory Boards RWC Focus Funds November 1, 2013 Comment New members join NAPF councils The National Association of Pension Funds has appointed five new members to its defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC)... November 1, 2013 News Alternative investments and local authority pension funds Investment in alternative assets might be generating more talk than action, but alternatives to the mainstream asset classes are indisputably... Matthew Craig LAPF Investments November 1, 2013 Focus Searching for the oasis of return Mark Hale of Prytania examines the options in structured finance for investors in search of yield Six years on from the... Mark Hale Chief Investment Officer Prytania Investment Advisors November 1, 2013 Focus The case for unconstrained fixed income Traditional fixed income strategies are dominated by interest rate risk. Paul Myles of Nordea Investment Management outlines an approach from... Paul Myles Director – Institutional Business Nordea Investment Management November 1, 2013 Comment Residential or commercial? Many investors are familiar with commercial property as an asset class. Adrian Gaspar of Hearthstone investments looks at residential property... Adrian Gaspar Technical Sales Manager Hearthstone Investments November 1, 2013 Focus The attraction of the unloved Since the financial crisis a flight to safety by domestic and international investors has led to substantial investment in UK... Shaun McWilliam Institutional Business Development Manager, Property Investment Team Kames Capital November 1, 2013 Focus Detroit bankruptcy ruling: Implications for public pension plans Once the prosperous centre of America’s automobile industry and the birthplace of Motown music, Detroit now has a new title... Thomas Dubbs Senior Partner Labaton Sucharow November 1, 2013 Comment