Morgan Stanley announced this week the latest addition to its FundLogic Alternatives plc umbrella - the MS QTI UCITS Fund - in partnership with US-based multi-manager, Equinox Fund Management LLC. »

Sturgeon Capital has launched the Sturgeon Central Asia Equities Fund, a Ucits hedge fund that will invest primarily in equity securities of companies listed on regulated markets but which have a substantial exposure to Central Asia and the supporting regional macro growth dynamics. »

SPDR ETFs, the exchange-traded funds platform of State Street Global Advisors, has launched the SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF on Xetra. »

Newscape Capital Group has launched its second Ucits fund, the Newscape Diversified Growth Fund. »

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association, has called for the establishment of a Ucits depositary “passport” regime in its position paper on the proposal for a Ucits V directive. »