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From Investments / Alternatives April 2012

Infrastructure special report: Navigating through investment choices

Leverage, fees and fund structures are some of the key challenges for infrastructure investors

Solvency II alternatives
From Investments / Alternatives February 2012

Investors stand firm on alternative assets

Nordic investors are standing by their alternative investments despite the higher capital charges Solvency II will bring

From Investments / Alternatives February 2012

Industry optimistic about domestic infrastructure plans

Danish pension funds continue to push for domestic infrastructure investments as the new government reaffirms its commitment to public private partnerships

Peter Damgaard Jensen
From Investments / Alternatives October 2011

Looking for exotic opportunities in alternative asset classes

PKA’s managing director Peter Damgaard Jensen speaks to George Coats about the company’s growing emerging market exposure and hunger for alternatives

From Investments / Alternatives October 2011

Finnish competitors team up in Russian property venture

Ilmarinen and Etera have joined forces to launch Russia Invest to increase exposure to alternatives via the Russian real estate market

From Investments / Alternatives October 2011

Experts point to insurance-linked securities for reduced risk

Investors should look to insurance-linked securities to cut risk and keep in line with Solvency II regulations

Norway infrastructure
From Investments / Alternatives October 2011

Solvency II hampers attractive infrastructure investments

Under the forthcoming Solvency II directive, high capital requirements will have an adverse effect on infrastructure investments

From Investments / Alternatives September 2011

Nordic funds stump up for timberland

Nordic pension funds are turning to real assets like forestry to provide income in the current low-yield environment

From Investments / Alternatives September 2011

Danish Sampension critical of ‘unreasonable’ hedge fund fees

High hedge fund fees are proving an obstacle for Sampension’s search for external equity alpha managers

From Investments / Alternatives September 2011

Appetite for alternatives at all-time low across Nordics

Challenging market conditions have made Nordic investors reassess their short-term strategies, according to preliminary results from nrpn’s investor survey.

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