Man Investments has launched a new investment management subsidiary specialising in financing environmentally-related projects, Man Environmental Capital Opportunities, which seeks to capi
FundAssist, an international service provider to the asset manager industry covering hedge funds, exchange-traded funds and UCITS funds, has added to its team with two management appointments. Philip McKee, product development manager, has joined the senior management team focusing
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has added a euro-hedged share class for its db x-trackers MSCI World Index UCITS exchange-traded fund on the Deutsche Borse, reported indexuniverse.eu. The EUR2.2billion ETF tracks the market cap-weighted MSCI World Index which is made
Hedge funds lost on average 2.40 per cent in March, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based BarclayHedge, leaving the index down 4.42 per cent for the f
The Ucits compliant DB Platinum TT International fund has launched on Deutsche Bank’s Ucits platform. The fund is managed by Tim Tacchi who founded TT in 1988, making him one of the first hedge fund managers in Europe. The fund
Sub-investment grade corporate credit specialist Alcentra, part of BNY Mellon, has invested in CorpAcq plc, a South Manchester-based company committed to the acquisition and investment in strong asset backed, profitable and cash generative owner-managed enterprises. Headquartered in Altrincham and
Confluence, a provider of data management solutions, has acquired Data Agent, a provider of alternative investment industry data management and reporting solutions. Already a provider of Form PF and Form CPO-PQR reporting solutions, Data Agent brings the experience and
Calastone, the independent cross-border transaction network for the global funds industry, has secured a USD18m round of investment led by Accel Partners with participation from existing investor Octopus Investments. The investment will be used to accelerate the company’s global
NewAlpha Asset Management, the Paris-based global hedge fund seeding group, and the SICAV Emergence have made a joint seed investment in KeyQuant, an investment manager specialising in systematic strategies. Launched in January 2012 and managed by NewAlpha, the seeding
Aquiline Capital Partners has made an investment, through affiliates, in Tourmalet Advisors, an alternative investment manager based in Fairfield, Connecticut. Tourmalet, led by chief executive officer Michael Corasaniti, was founded in October 2009 and has a track record of
