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December 2012

Innovation Swiss Re announces GBP 800 million longevity insurance cover for LV=’s UK pension fund

Swiss Re has completed a GBP 800 million longevity insurance contract with the pension fund of UK insurer LV=. The transaction includes insurance of longevity exposures for 1,000 members who are still to retire.

December 2012

News Alternative strategies generate alpha in a volatile month

Thirteen Lyxor Strategy Indices out of 14 ended the month in positive territory, led by the Fixed Income Arbitrage (+1.2%), the Lyxor Long/Short Credit Arbitrage Index (+1%) and the L/S Equity - Market Neutral Index (+0.9%). The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index posted a positive (...)

December 2012

News Legg Mason and Permal Announce Acquisition of Fauchier Partners

Legg Mason, Inc. and affiliate Permal have announced a definitive agreement to acquire Fauchier Partners, a leading European based manager of funds of hedge funds, from BNP Paribas Investment Partners. Fauchier Partners will be combined with Permal, one of the largest (...)

November 2012

Innovation Amundi broadens its minimum variance expertise with the launch of Amundi Funds Equity Global Minimum Variance

UCITS IV compliant, this sub-fund seeks to outperform the MSCI World index, over a 5-year investment horizon, whilst aiming to maintain a lower level of volatility than that of the index...

November 2012

News Contrasting results for hedge fund strategies

In October, the performance of hedge fund strategies exposed exclusively to equity-related risk factors remained positive despite the market environment thanks to a strong dynamic alpha.

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