MFS Investment Management has launched the MFS Meridian Funds – Managed Wealth Fund, a global long/short equity fund that seeks total returns with less volatility than the broad global equity market by using a tactical asset allocation overlay. The fund’s
Quaero Capital’s Real Assets fund has been made available in a UCITS wrapper following a three year ‘incubation’ period. The ‘Argos Real Assets Fund’ invests primarily in equities and REITs in developed markets across the world. The fund, which provides
Ahead of the deadline for full implementation of UCITS V on Friday (18 March), Matt Gibbs (pictured), product manager at Linedata, comments on the impact of the introduction of a published register of non-compliant firms… With changes introduced under UCITS
CME Group is to sell its suburban Chicago data centre in Aurora, Illinois to data centre services provider CyrusOne for USD130 million. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. As part of the sale, CME Group will enter into
By Philip Graham (pictured), Harneys, TEAM BVI Member – One of the hottest topics in the hedge fund industry for 2016 is the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). It is affecting everyone far and wide and given it was implemented in the British Virgin
BMO Global Asset Management has appointed Jonathan Goll as Director of Institutional Business for BMO Global Asset Management (Asia Pacific). In this role, Goll will be responsible for institutional sales in the Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia markets.
GMEX Group has entered into a joint venture agreement with FPT Information System (FPT) based in Hanoi to provide technology, global business and local operational expertise to launch the first Derivatives market and fully integrated clearing house in Vietnam. The
Neuberger Berman has appointed Richard Gardiner as chief investment officer (CIO) of Neuberger Berman Trust Company, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman. Gardiner will also lead the firm's Investment Strategy Group and join the firm's Asset Allocation Committee. As part of
Earnings estimates data from Estimize, the open financial estimates platform which facilitates the aggregation of fundamental estimates, are now available within the OTAS Portfolio Analytics App suite. OTAS clients will also have the ability to contribute their own estimates, adding
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged two foreign web-based binary options firms, Vault Options, Ltd (Vault) and Global Trader 365 (GT 365), both Israeli web-based companies with fraud. The CFTC compliant alleges that the pair unlawfully solicited
