Assets under management for Chinese open-ended money market funds staged a strong rebound in Q3 2013 after the sharp drop during the previous quarter, says Fitch Ratings. But it masks uneven flow distribution and fund subscriptions concentrated on a small
Assets invested with hedge fund firms could more than double by 2016, according to a just-released survey from Citi Prime Finance. The study finds that pension funds, endowments, foundations and other institutional investors are increasingly embracing the risk management and
Hedge funds in Morningstar’s database returned an average of 2.44 per cent over the third quarter of this year, outperforming the S&P 500 and MSCI World indices in US dollar terms afte
Natixis Asset Management has announced the launch of a new quant fund which will invest in global equities reported Citywire Global this week.
American Century Investments has launched a US growth equity fund for the firm’s CIO, David Hollond (pictured) reported Citywire Global this week.
While equity brokerage firms across Europe currently continue to reap the benefits of global stock markets, a series of structural changes threaten the economic prospects of the continent’
European commercial real estate lending specialist Aeriance Investments has appointed Harin Thaker to the role of chief executive, as the business embarks on the launch of circa EUR1bn of new debt fund activity. Thaker (pictured) joins the business with over 20
Alliance Bernstein is now actively clearing over-the-counter interest rate swaps through LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear service. The move comes in advance of regulatory mandates in the US to clear over-the-counter derivatives. The initial trades were executed and cleared by Citi and affirmed
A range of eight funds of hedge funds from Matrix Money Management that are specifically designed for the UK financial adviser market have now been made available through the wrap platform
The first trade repositories need to begin European Market and Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) reporting for all derivative counterparties in February 2014, according to the European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA).

 As a result, any derivative counterparty in the European Economic
