Most Alternative UCITS funds are having a very solid 2019 so far with the LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index posted a tiny gain of +0.06 per cent in October, bringing year-to-date results for the average fund up to +3.22 per
Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services has rebranded as Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity) following the completion of its management buyout from Moody’s Corporation, supported by the European mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone). Acuity, a leading provider of bespoke research,
Paris-based Olympia Capital Management (OCM) has launched a French fund that combines both traditional and alternative investment approaches.
Liontrust is to broaden its sustainable investment offering to European fund buyers through the launch of the Irish-domiciled GF Sustainable Future Global Growth Fund on 12 November 2019. The Fund will use the same investment process that has been applied
London-based investment firm, Carbon Cap has added several trading and environmental experts to its team in preparation for the launch of a global carbon and environmental markets fund. The World Carbon Fund, which is set to launch in early 2020,
Fairfield Greenwich Limited (FGL) and Straits Lion Asset Management Limited have launched a Singapore-based joint venture company, Fairfield Straits Lion Asset Management (F
Carillon Tower Advisers, a multi-boutique asset-management firm with USD64.6 billion in assets under management and advisement, is to acquire ClariVest Asset Management. Effective April, ClariVest will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Carillon Tower’s affiliate, Eagle Asset Management. The move follows
EEX Group is to acquire Nasdaq Futures’ (NFX) futures and options exchange business. EEX Group will acquire the core assets of NFX, including the portfolio of open interest in NFX contracts. The transaction involves the transfer of existing open positions
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.31 per cent in October, in line with the 0.31 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index.
The Massachusetts state pension fund is allocating USD 1.7 billion to five funds of hedge funds managers to help diversify risks and bolster returns.
