27.09.2013 - SWFs see new alternative investment opportunities in Europe
Jeffrey Jaensubhakij, managing director and president of GIC Asset Management, an arm of Singapore's more than $100 billion sovereign wealth fund, said Europe will offer “considerable opportunities” as banks there deleverage. Evidence over the past year that eurozone policymakers will do whatever is necessary to maintain the trade bloc should give investors more confidence to pursue those opportunities, he said. Roslyn Zhang, managing director, fixed-income and absolute-return investments with the $575.2 billion China Investment Corp., Beijing, pointed to hedge funds focused on Europe as a segment that looks especially attractive over the next few years. Explaining the CIC's approach to its hedge fund portfolio, Ms. Zhang said while the CIC is a long-term investor, that doesn't mean its allocations are “frozen money.”..............................................Full Article: Source
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