Alternative Investments
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October, 2017
Sustainable risk-adjusted returns through natural capital
Gautier Quéru, Investment Director and Land Degradation Neutrality Fund Project1 Manager, Mirova. Gautier Quéru of Mirova outlines the land degradation issue and argues that investment in natural capital is poised to evolve from being a niche strategy to a mainstream asset class, with the potential for attractive risk-adjusted returns It is ...
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October, 2017
Broadening the infrastructure investment framework
Gregory Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, InstarAGF. Gregory Smith of InstarAGF looks at how innovation in partnerships creates a compelling value proposition for institutional investors Developing and modernising our communities' essential infrastructure buildings and services for the 21st century is a critical economic and social ...
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October, 2017
Investing in the UK’s private rented sector
Julian Agnew, UK Chief Investment Officer, LaSalle Investment Management. Andrew Stanford, Head of UK Residential, LaSalle Investment Management. Julian Agnew and Andrew Stanford of LaSalle Investment Management examine the investment potential of the private residential property sector arguing that it merits a place in a balanced and diversified ...
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October, 2016
Asset allocation challenges and the role farmland investing can play
Joe McDonnell, CFA, Head of EMEA, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Diversified Alternatives Group. Steven Turner, CFA, Vice President, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Diversified Alternatives Group. Joe McDonnell and Steven Turner of Morgan Stanley examine the key challenges faced by investors today and discuss how farmland investing could help ...
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October, 2016
Seeking income and growth from global farmland assets
Sherilee Mace, Institutional Business Development Director, Insight Investment. Sherilee Mace of Insight Investment outlines some unique characteristics of global farmland and the potential advantages of investment in the asset class Income-generating real assets have grown in importance for local authority pension funds, as they have for ...
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October, 2016
The real assets evolution
Andrea Echberg, Partner and Head of European Infrastructure and Real Assets, Pantheon. Andrea Echberg of Pantheon looks at the drivers of the growth in demand for global infrastructure and real assets, and outlines the investment potential for institutional investors such as local authority pension funds Real assets is fast emerging as a ...
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October, 2016
Renewable infrastructure: finding value and managing risk
Peter Rossbach, Managing Director and co-head of Private Equity, Impax Asset Management. The European renewable energy market is an attractive prospect for private capital investment. Peter Rossbach of Impax discusses the investment opportunities With no carbon emissions, no fuel costs and strong drivers for continuing strong growth, the European ...
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October, 2016
Moving the needle on alternatives
Matthew Craig, LAPF Investments. Matthew Craig examines the approach local authorities are taking to alternative investments and the possible impact of pooling arrangements The world of alternative assets stretches from the roads, bridges and tunnels of infrastructure, through to the likes of litigation finance, or catastrophe bonds which pay out if a ...
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October, 2016
Finding value: the North American infrastructure opportunity
Gregory Smith, President and CEO, InstarAGF Asset Management. Gregory Smith of InstarAGF outlines how increasing urbanisation and factors such as the drive for green energy production and distribution are creating opportunities for investors The world needs infrastructure: more than US$57 trillion is required globally between now and 2030 to ...
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October, 2016
Alternative risk premia – constructing a true diversified portfolio
Bill Landes, Deputy Head of Investment Solutions and Head of Alternative Investments, Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Alternative beta (sometimes called liquid risk premia) strategies can provide a solution for investors seeking to improve risk-adjusted returns and deliver meaningful diversification to their portfolios. Bill Landes of Columbia ...
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