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October, 2019
Hedge fund business still sees outflows
Investors withdrew another $8.42 billion from the global hedge fund industry in July, according to the July 2019 eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report. But strong performance in the industry continues to boost overall industry assets under management (AUM), which stood at $3.3 trillion in July, according to the report. Hedge funds have generally been ...
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October, 2019
Building retirement savings by preserving community trust
Phelim Bolger, Director, IFM Investors. Phelim Bolger of IFM Investors explains the role of risk management in infrastructure investment and shows how investors must engage with communities to be aware of the risks and anticipate and manage them In the investment community we deal with myriad risks every day and they frame all our decisions. In many ...
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October, 2019
A new generation of infrastructure
Colm O’Connor, Senior Portfolio Manager, KBI Global Investors. Colm O’Connor of KBI Global Investors outlines the benefits of investing into sustainable end markets such as water and clean energy, which up to now have largely been ignored by many infrastructure managers Infrastructure is gaining increased attention from investors, right around the ...
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October, 2019
Sharing in the 21st century – low risk and long term
Alex Greaves, UK Residential Fund Manager, M&G Real Estate. Alex Greaves of M&G Real Estate describes how shared ownership works and explains its potential as an investment at a time when occupier demand is likely to be greatest where house prices are least affordable Shared Ownership is gaining traction as an attractive, low-risk, long-term ...
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October, 2019
NEST hires manager duo for private markets
Nest Corporation has appointed two fund managers to invest in private credit, enabling its eight million members to benefit from the sophisticated investments found in private markets. Amundi and BlackRock have been selected for their innovation and cost-efficiency following a highly competitive open tender, in which nearly 40 organisations applied. Nest ...
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October, 2019
UK schemes prepare for Brexit
UK pension schemes have stepped up Brexit preparations significantly over the last 12 months, research by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has revealed, with nine out of 10 (88%) trustee boards having discussed the impact of Brexit on their scheme. About two-thirds (63%) of schemes have formally assessed Brexit risks, while nine out of ...
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October, 2019
Private debt comes of age with emerging secondaries market
Francesco Di Valmarana, Partner, Pantheon. Toni Vainio, Principal, Pantheon. Pantheon’s Francesco di Valmarana and Toni Vainio discuss the evolution of the Private Debt asset class and the emergence of a secondary market In our article in the June edition of LAPF Investments we discussed the surging growth of the private equity secondary market, ...
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October, 2019
Hymans says pensions values expected to rise post Brexit
Economic uncertainty around Brexit is likely to lead to pensions values rising to a higher level than property assets in the UK, according to analysis by pensions consultancy Hymans Robertson. Ross Fleming, co-head of defined benefit (DB) investments at Hymans, said: “Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that UK property prices are on the ...
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October, 2019
Somerset launches EM fund
Somerset Capital Management, a specialist global emerging markets investment firm, has established the MI Somerset Emerging Markets Discovery Fund. It will target small and mid-cap companies that operate in emerging markets, officially launching 30th October 2019. Domiciled in the UK, the new UCITS fund will give investors exposure to the team behind the ...
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October, 2019
Private credit in the US – where are the best opportunities?
Nitish Sharma, Head of UK Institutional Client Group, AllianceBernstein. Performance across the private credit sector has shown strong yield relative to public market equivalents. Nitish Sharma of AllianceBernstein analyses where illiquidity premiums persist and key considerations to mitigate risk Private credit has grown from being a relatively niche ...
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