Lyxor Asset Management has expanded its alternative UCITS offering by teaming up with Kingdon Capital Management to launch the Lyxor/Kingdon Global Long-Short Equity Fund. The launch sees Kingdon become the first global equity manager with daily liquidity on Lyxor’s UCITS
Alternative asset manager Tages Capital has launched the Tages Alternative Risk Premia Fund with over USD100 million of capital from European institutional investors. The Dublin domiciled ICAV fund’s strategy has been developed to provide an attractive risk adjusted return profile,
Although California is best known for its venture capital industry, the state has seen marked growth and diversification of its alternatives market, as other private capital and hedge fund managers are drawn to the area, according to Preqin. The number
JP Morgan Asset Management has launched its first alternative and actively managed exchange-traded fund, JPMorgan Diversified Alternatives ETF (JPHF). It is designed to provide diversified exposure to hedge fund strategies including equity long/short, event driven and global macro strategies. JPHF
Financial services provider SS&C Technologies has acquired Wells Fargo Global Fund Services, a provider of administration, middle-office, operations and cash/collateral management services to alternative investment managers. The terms of the deal have not been revealed. Wells Fargo GFS administers more
Fair Oaks Capital has partnered with the Alpha UCITS platform to launch the first UCITS fund focused on the global collateralised loan obligation (CLO) market. The Fair Oaks Dynamic Credit Fund is the first UCITS fund to offer global exposure
American Depositary Receipts are an effective way for US investors to gain exposure to international stocks. Dorsey, Wright & Associates’ John Lewis (pictured) explains how using a momentum strategy can prove effective in building the right exposure to this instrument
Aristotle has launched the Aristotle Value Equity Fund, which will be managed by Aristotle Capital Management. The institutional no-load share class will trade under the symbol ARSQX. The objective of the fund is to maximise long-term capital appreciation with
STOXX, the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, has held its regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the STOXX Europe 50, EURO STOXX 50 and STOXX Nordic 30 indices. The company has also held the
BGC Partners, a provider of brokerage services to the financial and real estate markets, is to acquire Perimeter Markets, an independent provider of electronic fixed income and futures trading in Canada, through its CBID platforms. "This transaction will enhance BGC's
