UCITS and AIFs recorded net sales of EUR 40 billion in Q3 2018, up from EUR31 billion in Q2, according to the latest Quarterly Statistical Release from The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA). Equity, multi-asset funds and other
In Q4 2013 the alternative UCITS sector grew by 21 per cent compared to Q4 2012, showing continued demand and investment in alternative strategies, according to the Alceda Quarterly UCITS Review. Strong equity markets, rallying into the year end, supported
The Children’s Investment Fund Management, the hedge fund firm founded by Christopher Hohn, has emerged as the single largest seller of Indian stocks among foreign institutional investors.
The Warsaw Stock Exchange is to start to calculate and publish three dividend indices – WIG20dvp, mWIG40dvp, and sWIG80dvp, from 27 December 2018 – which will track aggregate dividends paid by the stocks participating in the underlying index (WIG20, mWIG40,
PGIM Investments continues to expand its global UCITS footprint with the addition of its first ESG equity fund which joins a number of fixed income funds incorporating an ESG process. Sub-advised by QMA, the actively managed PGIM QMA Global Core
Alternative investment firm SkyBridge Capital (SkyBridge) and EJF Capital, a hedge fund and private equity fund manager, have launched the SkyBridge-EJF Opportunity Zone REIT (SOZ REIT). The new REIT has a mandate to invest in US Treasury-certified Opportunity Zones, which
When President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) last December, one of the key points that the media focused on was the reduction in corporate tax from 35 per cent to 21 per cent;
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.17 per cent in November, trailing the global equity market as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local) which edged 1.11 per cent higher, according to the company’s lastest Index Flash Update.
Following a difficult October, CTAs continued to face challenges in November, with the SG CTA Index was down 1.09 per cent and the SG Trend Index down 1.75 per cent. However, the SG Trend Indicator outperformed the Trend Index as
The days of managers setting up new long-only large-cap US equity UCITS are largely gone, according to Philip Lovegrove, partner in law firm Matheson’s Asset Management Department. “Products are getting more complex and one of the manifestations of this is
