Alternative Investment

GLOBAL - Almost a third of pension funds and other institutional investors intend to increase hedge fund investment over the next year, research shows.

GLOBAL - Pension schemes are increasingly demanding that funds of hedge funds be located onshore as they are unable to invest in traditional unregulated products, managers have found.

European pension funds are shunning cash in favour of riskier alternative investments, a survey shows.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has appointed Michael Dymond as portfolio manager for its private capital funds team.

GLOBAL - More than a third of fund of hedge fund investors now prefer to allocate funds directly into the asset class, research by Preqin has found.

GLOBAL - J.P.Morgan Asset Management has launched an alternatives portfolio in a bid to help small to medium sized schemes access asset classes including hedge funds, infrastructure and private equity.

Scheme allocations to alternative assets have increased almost three-fold over the past 10 years, Towers Watson research reveals.

GLOBAL - The correlation between hedge funds and share markets has returned to highs not seen since before the financial crisis, causing potential concern for investors seeking diversification.

The European Parliament has postponed the adoption of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers directive after failing to reach an agreement between members at a meeting yesterday.

GLOBAL - Hedge fund practitioners have criticised research from the European School of Management & Technology that has voiced "serious concerns" about the risks their sector poses its investors.