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June, 2018
Allianz moves into UK student housing market
Fund manager Allianz is joining forces with rental housing specialist Greystar Real Estate Partners and one of Canada’s largest pension funds, PSP Investments, in a joint venture to grow Chapter, London’s leading student accommodation provider. Allianz Real Estate, which is executing on behalf of various Allianz insurance companies, is making an equity ...
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June, 2018
Quant Insight completes latest funding round
Quant Insight (Qi), a macro analytics firm specialising in financial markets, has completed its latest funding round, with key investments from some high profile alternative asset investors. Qi said that 80% of the capital raised came from Qi’s clients in a successful financing round that exceeded its expectations. Its funders include Alan Howard, a ...
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June, 2018
Brunel appoints FundRock ACS operator
Brunel Pension Partnership, the £30 billion asset pool for 10 LGPS funds mainly in the South West, has appointed FundRock Management Company at its Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS) operator. Brunel PP’s chief operating officer, Joe Webster, commented: “We felt that FundRock really understand our business and will excel at meeting our requirements. ...
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June, 2018
From disrupted to business as usual
David Rae, Managing Director, Head of Strategic Client Solutions, Russell Investments. David Rae of Russell Investments assesses the success of the pooling's establishment phase and outlines the opportunities to further enhance the gains With the key 1st April 2018 milestone behind us, many of the LGPS pools are looking ahead to the steady state model ...
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June, 2018
Jupiter launches real return fund
UK fund manager Jupiter has launched the Jupiter Merlin Real Return, an actively managed multi-manager portfolio that aims to deliver a 3% return over inflation. The fund is a UK domiciled version of Luxembourg listed UCITS fund. Its objective is to return 3% net of fees over the Consumer Price Index over rolling three-year periods. It will have a strong ...
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June, 2018
US trade tariffs not expected to stop emerging market growth
President Trump’s imposition of trade tariffs on China’s exports are a worry but not a game changer, according to NN Investment Partners (NN IP). The fund manager said that the new US tariffs will only affect around 2% of China’s total exports and will have little impact on emerging market growth in coming years. NN IP senior emerging markets ...
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June, 2018
Border to Coast selects Robeco for voting and engagement services
The £36 billion Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, one of the eight LGPS asset pools, has selected fund manager Robeco for its voting and engagement services. Border to Coast will use Robeco’s Active Ownership service to fulfil its responsibilities as active owners of listed companies. Robeco votes at shareholder meetings and engages with senior ...
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June, 2018
Your next step… transition management
Craig Blackbourn, Senior Vice President, Head of Transition Management, EMEA, Northern Trust Capital Markets. Craig Blackbourn of Northern Trust Capital Markets emphasises the importance of choosing the right transition manager to guide funds through the long and complex process of pooling Asset pooling under local government pension reform, itself ...
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June, 2018
Strategic asset allocation in a post-pooling world
Karen Shackleton, Senior Adviser, MJ Hudson Allenbridge. Karen Shackleton of MJ Hudson Allenbridge says that the triennial review due in March 2019 will provide an excellent opportunity for the reassessment of asset allocation strategies With the fast-approaching March 2019 triennial valuation date on the horizon, LGPS officers and members will soon ...
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June, 2018
Fund manager sees “no deal” Brexit risks as a hypothetical issue
The CIO of asset manager DWS (formerly Deutsche Asset Management) has dismissed the risks of a “no deal” Brexit as a hypothetical question. Speaking at a press briefing, Stefan Kreuzkamp said he believed that there will be a deal between the UK and the European Union over the UK’s exit terms next March, and added that he could not answer a ...
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