Weekly UCITS News (Friday)

A working paper on Ucits regulation has found no conclusive evidence that less regulated hedge funds outperform alternative Ucits funds on a risk adjusted basis, even though they find some cross-sectional evidence. »

Geneva-based Pictet Funds, the fund management arm of Swiss private bank Pictet & Cie, has announced plans to launch a new UCITS fund that will aim to capture secular growth across the G »

London headquartered investment advisor, Park Place Capital Ltd., is to roll out a UCITS »

UK hedge fund giant, Man Group, has announced the launch of its latest UCITS III offering; the Man Long/Short Europe. »

Geneva-based Stigma Partners, the boutique independent asset manager with CHF1.5 billion in AUM, is to launch a new UCITS on 1 October. »

London-based Threadneedle has decided to launch the Absolute Emerging Market Macro Fund for its head of emerging market debt, Richard House reports Citywire Global. »

Fund manager Threadneedle has launched the Threadneedle (Lux) Absolute Emerging Market Macro Fund. »

Man has launched a Ucits III long/short equity fund called Man Long/Short Europe. »

Stigma Partners is launching the Stigma Funds (LUX) – Macro Cyclical Accumulator on 1 October. »

These are busy times for UK-based hedge fund manager, Reech AiM. »