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Euro PE market shows value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... solid long-term value as many firms are forced to sell their businesses and assets at lower prices, according to a private equity fund-of-fund manager. Helen Steers, London partner at Pantheon Ventures, a global private equity primary and secondary fund-of-fund ...

ACSuper reviews investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... rigid allocation and also allocating more funds to assets that aren't correlated to equity markets for example; private equity and direct property. "We have $5 million in a parks fund where the underlying asset is a caravan park but the yield comes from ...

CalPERS portfolio drops 23pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... has revised the pension's asset allocation to ensure it is flexible enough to make opportunistic investments in private equity, real estate and infrastructure. The pension is also working closer with hedge funds and private equity managers to align interests ...

RBC Dexia wins HSBC mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... Alternative Investments Limited (HSBC's hedge fund specialist) and HSBC Principal Investments Limited (infrastructure, private equity and unlisted real estate specialist). Charles Genocchio, head of global investments at HSBC Bank Australia said the ...

GESB looks to alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... said Sharon Hicks, the fund's chief investment officer. Till date, the fund's unlisted component is made up of private equity investments. "This time in the market presents us with the opportunity to fully capitalise on the unutilised capacity in our ...

SWF Institute opens trading platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... sellers to provide a cheaper, confidential and liquid way to trade. The platform provides access to hedge, equity and private equity funds and also allows sovereign wealth funds to search for large scale assets such as real estate offices and large scale ...

NZ Super takes mandates in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... of the respective asset classes. This month, the fund has mandated US-based Hamilton Lane to advise the fund on private equity investments. BNP Paribas represents and distributes Hamilton Lane's funds and services in Australia and New Zealand. Matt Whineray ...

Instos reverse traction in alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... estate managers dominate, accounting for around 58 per cent of assets (down from 62 per cent in 2007), followed by private equity fund of funds, fund of hedge funds, infrastructure and commodities. Real estate managers also dominate the top ten ranking ...

Shift to altern assets fuel valuation concerns: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... appropriate valuation approaches." The regulator is instead directing funds towards the IFSA and AVCAL (Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association) guidelines as the latter in particular has been dealing with these challenges for decades. ...

Pinnacle appoints distribution director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... Resolution Capital, Plato Investment Management, Hyperion Asset Management, Palisade Investment Partners, Pinnacle Private Equity and Plenary Investment Management all sit under the firm's umbrella. "Before Adam decided to join us we spent a great deal ...