What’s the alternative? Matthew Craig looks at the reasons for the increasing popularity of alternatives amongst investors and outlines some of the challenges... Matthew Craig LAPF Investments October 1, 2015 Focus REITs, rates and real estate cycle Scott Crowe of CenterSquare Investment Management explains the reasons behind the current market concerns over Real Estate Investment Trusts, and... Scott Crowe Chief Investment Strategist CenterSquare Investment Management October 1, 2015 Focus O’Higgins to chair Lancashire and London pension partnership Michael O’Higgins, the former chairman of the Pensions Regulator, is to chair the £10 billion London and Lancashire Pensions Partnership (LLPP)... October 1, 2015 News Hop aboard the US growth engine Mid-market private companies have the potential to expand rapidly while avoiding high exposure to volatile public markets. Nitin Gupta and... Nitin Gupta Partner Caspian Private Equity Benoit Jacquin Partner Caspian Private Equity October 1, 2015 Focus Man FRM wins hedge fund mandate from Clwyd Clwyd Pension Fund has given a £1.4 billion hedge fund mandate to the FRM, part of hedge fund provider Man Group. The... October 1, 2015 News Japanese engagement fund sees assets increase A Japanese equity fund, which is based on engaging with small and mid-cap Japanese companies has raised $424 million in assets... October 1, 2015 Round-Up M&G raises £1.5 billion for ABS strategy Fund manager M&G Investments has raised £1.5 billion since March for a range of European asset-backed securities (ABS). M&G said it has... October 1, 2015 Round-Up Buy and maintain credit for local authority pension funds Shalin Shah of Royal London Asset Management explains how inefficiencies in corporate credit can be used to the advantage of... Shalin Shah Credit Fund Manager Royal London Asset Management October 1, 2015 Comment MiFID II could hit local authority funds Local authority pension funds could find their investment capabilities restricted under the MiFID II (market in financial instruments directive II)... October 1, 2015 News NAPF becomes the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), the trade body for UK pension funds, is to rebrand itself as the... October 1, 2015 News