Post-crisis Europe draws US hedge fund
US distressed debt hedge fund manager Monarch Capital is opening a London office in a bid to establish its long-term commitment to European investing.
Real Estate
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LG makes new property hire amid sector boom
L&G Property has appointed a new senior asset manager to work on the £800m Property Unit Trust alongside lead manager Matt Jarvis.
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Private real estate remains in the doldrums
Private real estate fundraising reached a ten-year low in the first quarter of 2013, as 20 funds closed raising just $5.2bn.
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Real estate attractive but trumped by equities
Real estate will continue to offer attractive yields, but will be outperformed by equities in the growth stakes, according to ING IM.
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warning on alternatives as poor diversifiers
Alternative assets used as diversifiers may be damaging portfolios due to high correlation with other underlying assets, a report by Capital Generation Partners shows.
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New property fund targets student houses
Luxembourg Fund Partners has launched a new fund targeting investments in student houses in prime markets such as Edinburgh and Cambridge.
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Record week for Japanese equities
Japanese equity funds enjoyed a record-breaking start to February as inflows hit a 34-week high and retail commitments reached their highest level since Q2 2006, data from EPFR shows.
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equities real estate are asset calls
Rather than 2013 being a continuation of a risk on/risk off approach, Keith Skeoch suggests this year investors will start to be more precise about where risk will be rewarded, with a greater empahsis on property and equities.
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Gerardine Davies joins BNP Paribas
Gerardine Davies has joined BNP Paribas Real Estate as the firm targets UK business growth.
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swip expands real estate arm
With assets under management now topping £8.5bn, SWIP has announced five new recruits for its real estate arm.
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Commercial property will counter economic slowdown
Good quality commercial property is likely to remain resilient despite the global economic slowdown.
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Japan a potential value play in Asian real estate strategies
Japanese property investment yields make for a potential value play, according to Barclays Capital.