For the past 20 years or more the growth of the UCITS brand has been an unrivalled success: total assets are now an eye popping EUR7.1tn. Alongside this growth Europe has seen the emergence of management companies to handle the
Napier Park Global Capital, a USD6 billion global alternative asset management firm, has moved into new headquarters in New York City at 280 Park Avenue. Michael Williams, chief operating officer of Napier Park, says: “The new space has been built
DMS Offshore Investment Services identified the need to create an AIFMD solution for its clients three years ago when it opened its Dublin office. It was one of the first firms to establish an authorised Alternative Investment Fund Management Company
Emerging markets – including Latin America, Africa and China – continue to be the winners of new global sovereign flow, despite a fundamental preference, relative to the total portfolio, for developed markets, a study by Invesco has found. The second
“Our AIFMD solution will be an infrastructure platform with distribution support but it absolutely won’t be an active distribution model; that’s a key differentiator for us,” Gavin Byrnes (pictured), Head of Business Development UK, UBS Fund Services, states emphatically. UBS
Regardless of whether a hedge fund manager has an AIF, a UCITS fund, or one of each, the end objective is the same: to improve their capital raising opportunities in Europe. This is all well and good, but for non-EU
“The issue is one of insourcing versus outsourcing,” says Alan Picone (pictured), Managing Director at Kinetic Partners (Luxembourg), when discussing which operational model to pursue under AIFMD. Making the plunge to become an independent AIFM is a big ask for
Joe Truelove, Director of Carey Group, explores how capital markets are once again playing a more important role in oiling the wheels of the global economy. Capital markets are where corporates go to raise equity or debt finance. There is
The Swiss banking group SYZ & CO has launched OYSTER Flexible Credit, a new sub-fund of its Luxembourg Sicav, employing a credit strategy combining European corporate bonds with flexible market exposure hedging. The annualised return objective is eight per cent
An overall shortage of collateral is unlikely despite new global regulatory obligations and tighter risk controls mandating increased collateral requirements, but access to collateral could become a challenge as firms seek wider sources of liquidity and assets. That’s according to
