Schroders’ Emerging Markets Economist, Craig Botham, comments on the results of the recent Brazilian election… Brazil disappointed investors by returning incumbent Dilma Rousseff to the presidential office in Sunday’s vote. Hopes for reform to address Brazil’s structural economic problems have
Assets under management of Luxembourg domiciled funds reached EUR3,006.76 billion at the end of September 2014. This represents a 14.97 per cent increase since the beginning of this year and is mainly due to net sales. Marc Saluzzi, chairman
Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley have maintained their positions as the leading brokers of flow equity derivatives to North American institutional investors. In Europe, where the flow equity derivatives field is more crowded, Deutsche Bank,
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) and China Merchants Group (CMG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a strategic alliance in product development and related services. The signing ceremony was held in London in the presence of HKEx
KNEIP has been appointed by Vontobel Asset Management to carry out fund data management, regulatory filing, KIID production and dissemination and financial reporting. Vontobel Asset Management will be making use of KNEIP’s service across its entire Swiss- and Luxembourg-domiciled fund
Gottex Fund Management is on track to launch its first UCITS RQFII China product during the first quarter of 2015, according to the group’s latest trading statement for the quarter ended 30 September 2014. The product will invest in onshore
International investors can now access Franklin Templeton’s first multi-manager, multi-strategy Luxembourg-registered SICAV fund focused on alternative investment strategies. The Franklin K2 Alternative Strategies Fund SICAV, which was soft-launched a month ago, will follow the same strategy as the US-registered Franklin
Hang Seng Indexes Company and Markit have launched the Hang Seng Markit iBoxx Offshore RMB Bond Index family (HSM iBoxx). The bond index series will track the performance of offshore renminbi (RMB) sovereign and corporate debt using an enhanced methodology
AllianceBernstein has launched three new liquid alternative mutual funds, Credit Long/Short (ALASX), Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund (ALATX) and Long/Short Multi-Manager Fund (LSAMX). These three new mutual funds join AllianceBernstein's fast-growing USD19 billion alternatives platform. "Our liquid alternative strategies are resonating
Despite infrastructure fundraising showing signs of growth, achieving a successful fundraise is more difficult than ever in such a competitive market. Preqin examines which funds are more likely to achieve their target size and the key factors for fundraising success.
