BNP Paribas Securities Services has been mandated by Hwang Investment Management, Malaysia’s largest independent asset manager, to provide services to four UCITS funds reported assetservicingtimes.com this week. HwangIM has appointed BNP Paribas for global custody of their flagship Asian Series
Europe’s fund industry, including ETFs, registered net inflows of EUR152 billion to long-term funds in 2018, a far cry from the record-breaking levels – EUR774 billion – seen in 2017, according to data released by Morningstar. Morningstar says that the
Maples and Calder and MaplesFS which together comprise Maples Fiduciary and Maples Fund Services, have consolidated their offerings under a single brand, now called the Maples Group. This composite of collective services includes an international law firm, advising on the
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is ‘disappointed’ with the Australian Federal Treasurer’s decision to prohibit ADM’s proposed acquisition of GrainCorp Limited (ASX:GNC). “We are disappointed by this decision. We are confident that our acquisition of GrainCorp would have created value
American credit specialist CIFC has launched a UCITS fund as it builds its presence in Europe. The CIFC Global Floating Rate Credit Fund opens up access to the firm’s structured credit expertise for the first time in a UCITS format.
The Citco Group of Companies (Citco), a provider of asset servicing solutions to the global alternative investment industry, has passed the USD1 trillion mark for assets under management. Citco says the milestone was reached purely through organic growth, an industry
The market rebound started at the end of December fuelled strategies that were most exposed to risk assets, such as L/S Equity and Special Situations. This is in sharp contrast to performance in Q4-18, which was dreadful. That’s according
Armstrong Investment Managers has invested into the newly launched sterling share class of the Swiss & Global JB Absolute Return Europe Equity Fund, managed by Andy Kastner, through its flagship IM Distinction Diversified Real Return Fund. The Julius Baer Absolute
Hedge fund redemptions picked up speed in November, falling short of September’s five-year high but outpacing October’s level, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator, published by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. The Barclay Fund Flow Indicator is a
Bipsync, a research platform provider for investment management firms, has secured USD7 million in a growth investment round led by Edison Partners. FINTOP Capital also participated in the round. Proceeds will be used to expand Bipsync’s global footprint and
