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 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 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 Emerging markets: keeping the faith Despite recent underperformance, Matthew lamb of GAM outlines why emerging market debt continues to offer long-term performance opportunities In recent years,... Matthew Lamb Head of Institutional and Fund Distribution (UK) GAM November 1, 2013 Focus Enhancing direct infrastructure returns with an active ESG approach Infrastructure assets can provide a predictable and reliable stream of long-term returns. Philippe Taillardat and Niall Mills of First State... Philippe Taillardat First State Investments, European Infrastructure Niall Mills First State Investments, European Infrastructure November 1, 2013 Focus New opportunities in illiquid credit The global financial crisis has changed the dynamics of several markets. Capital constrained banks are being forced to step back... Alex Veroude Head of Credit Insight Investment November 1, 2013 Focus Managing your alternative investments risk Many traditional methods of measuring risk can fall short when applied to alternative investments. Toby Goodworth of bfinance outlines an... Toby Goodworth Head of Risk bfinance November 1, 2013 Focus Navigating the changing investment landscape Invesco Perpetual Fund Manager Richard Batty explores some of the ways in which multi asset investing can exploit the rich... Richard Batty Fund Manager – Multi Asset Invesco Perpetual November 1, 2013 Focus