Weekly UCITS News (Friday)

Geneva based Palaedino Asset Management, adviser to the Axiom Fund, has launched the first Ucits Funds denominated in gold. »

Fusion Asset Management, the London-based investment manager, has launched a Ucits fund via SEB Prime Solutions. »

The Ucits HFS Index lost 0.06 per cent in the second week of trading in December and is up 0.11 per cent month to date. »

Strong capital inflows and a return of investor risk tolerance contributed to an increase in new hedge fund launches in the third quarter of 2010, while investors continued to exhibit a clear preference for transparency, liquidity and Ucits III compliance in their allocations. »

Deutsche Bank and Paulson have launched a Ucits compliant version of Paulson’s flagship Advantage fund. »

Northern Trust is assisting fund managers with the generation and maintenance of Key Investor Information Documents. »

Figures for November released by UCITS Alternative Index show that its Alternative Index Global was down 0.21 per cent to leave it at +0.78 per c »

A research report written by State Street Hong Kong entitled Vision Focus: Asian Funds Passport to Growth, has attempted to address Asia’s underdeveloped funds market. »

Addressing an audience and panel of experts via video at Citywire’s recent Berlin fund forum, EFAMA Chairman Jean-Baptiste de Franssu warned that with ne »

Paris-based asset manager, TOBAM, established in 2006 by Yves Choueifaty and other colleagues, has launched a new strategy based on its flagship Anti-Be »