Austrian legislation prompts Opag hedge move

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Austria is set to pass legislation allowing pension funds to invest directly in alternative investments in September.

Funds will be able to invest 10% of their assets into this asset class, either wholly in venture capital, wholly in hedge funds, or via a mixture of the two. Previously, investments have only been ...

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