UCITS and AIFs recorded net sales of EUR28 billion in Q2 2018, a significant decrease on the EUR222 billion of sales seen in Q1, according to the latest European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) Quarterly Statistical Release for the European investment funds
Robeco has expanded Robeco Institutional Asset Management US (Robeco US), its US and Canadian business, with the addition of five senior sales and consultant relations professionals. The news comes one year after Robeco US, best known for quantitative investing, sustainability
NUMERI Capital Management has launched a new alternative investment program – NUMERI Intraday I – which aims to provide institutional and retail investors with superior risk-adjusted returns, regardless of the direction of traditional markets. Using proprietary intraday forecasting techniques developed
Alternative UCITS funds gained 0.49 per cent in November according to the UCITS Alternative Index Global managed by Geneva-based Alix Capital. That brings year-to-date returns to 3.71 per cent; a substantial improvement on the figure of 1.63 per cent recorded
TradingScreen (TS), an all-asset class order and execution management system (OEMS), has enhanced its offering through a partnership with Imagine Software, which offers real-time portfolio, risk, and compliance management solutions. “TradingScreen recognises the need to create seamless integrations and cultivate
KOGER is now offering a comprehensive end-to-end digital ecosystem for investor services with complete compliance, workflow and document management, and client web portal functionality. KOGER is primarily known in the industry for NTAS, its flagship transfer agency system that supports
The summer saw the launch of a new investment platform, AtomInvest, which is designed to democratise access to alternative investment funds across private equity, venture capital and hedge funds. Founder and CEO of AtomInvest Hemal Mehta explains that he has
Amundi Alternative Investments SAS (Amundi AI) has obtained AIFM authorisation from the French securities regulator (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) for all of its investment solutions. The AIFM directive, transposed by the EU member states on 22 July, regulates alternative fund managers
Broadridge Financial Solutions has launched a new solution to support investment firms with their MiFID II ex-post reporting obligations outlined under Article 50 of the Delegated Regulation. This latest solution is part of a suite of MiFID II services developed
Hedge funds gained 3.73% in October, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 3.44% in 2011. “After five long consecutive losing months which saw the S&P 500 decline 16.2 percent, investors switched into
