Rational Funds has launched the Rational Special Situations Income Fund (RFXIX), which utilises an investment strategy primarily focused on non-agency residential mortgage backed securities. The fund, which originally launched as a hedge fund in 2009 and was converted into a
Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO) has launched PAAMCO Alternative Beta, the latest tool in the firm’s suite of institutional liquid alpha solutions. PAAMCO Alternative Beta offers a portfolio of alternative risk premia diversified across strategies, asset classes and implementations. It
LRI Group, an independent investment services company, has partnered with QC Partners to launch its VolatilityIncome fund. QC Partners, a Frankfurt based asset management company, has launched the fund in response to the current market environment, with derivative markets signalling
RMB Asset Management, in partnership with Mendon Capital, has launched a new global long/short financial strategy. The new strategy requires a minimum investment of USD250,000 and is an extension of Mendon’s current US financial strategy, which is also offered in
LRI Group, an independent investment services company, has partnered with M17 Capital Management, a Swiss based investment company, to launch its European Market Neutral UCITS Fund. Following several pension funds and institutions as anchor investors, the fund is aimed at
GCM Grosvenor has completed the final close of its Secondary Opportunities Fund II (GSF II) with USD700 million in committed capital. GSF II, which held its first close in May of 2017, reached its hard cap. Fund investors include public
PhaseCapital, the new York-based quantitative investment firm backed by Jim Pallotta, has launched its first mutual fund offering, PhaseCapital Dynamic Multi-Asset Growth Fund (PHDIX). The new fund follows the firm’s existing strategy, and primarily seeks to create long-term capital growth
VIA AM has partnered with Societe Generale to launch two Smart Income equity funds, which aim to offer exposure to companies benefitting from high dividend payouts and solid fundamentals, while halving the risks associated with equities. This collaboration allows VIA
Credere Capital, a London-based alternatives asset manager, has launched the Trium Credere Fund, managed by hedge fund specialist, Oliver Dobbs. The fund adopts a traditional arbitrage and relative value strategy, trading in hybrid securities and derivatives markets globally. Since inception in
J Stern & Co, a London and Zurich-based Private Investment Office, has launched its successful World Stars Global Equity strategy in a Luxembourg UCITS fund. The World Stars Global Equity Fund has been launched following investor demand for a more accessible
