UMB Fund Services (UMBFS) now offers electronic subscription agreements to alternative investment clients, allowing fund investors to electronically complete, sign and submit subscription agreements for investments in interests of the fund. Transitioning the manual paper-based process to an automated online
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group has closed its first European collateralised loan obligation (CLO) transaction, OZLME, totalling approximately EUR413 million. The CLO, arranged by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will be managed through Och-Ziff's affiliate, Och-Ziff Europe Loan Management, and will
Cryptocurrency hedge fund fund Protos is now available for trading to verified non-US investors and accredited US investors on the Openfinance Alternative Trading System (ATS), a US regulated platform for the secondary market trading of digital alternative assets. The Protos
American Century Investments has expanded its suite of liquid alternative investment strategies with the AC Alternatives Disciplined Long Short Fund, which is aimed at clients and investors who are seeking equities with potentially lower volatility. "AC Alternatives Disciplined Long Short
Ronit Capital has launched the Ronit Global Opportunities UCITS Fund, a global long/short strategy focused on liquid emerging markets and the European periphery, on the MontLake UCITS Platform. MontLake is an independent platform for UCITS funds that provides investors with
Vanguard has launched the Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund (VCMDX) for investors seeking low-cost exposure to the commodities market. The fund will be offered in Admiral Shares, with an estimated expense ratio of 0.20per cent, which is one-sixth the 1.24per cent
Franklin Templeton Investments has held the soft launch of the FTIF Franklin K2 Long Short Credit Fund, a sub-fund of the Luxembourg-registered Franklin Templeton Investment Funds (FTIF) SICAV range. This is the third liquid alternatives offering made available in the
Lyxor Asset Management has teamed up with Harmonic Capital Partners to launch the Lyxor/Harmonic Macro Fund, the first global macro strategy with daily liquidity on Lyxor’s Alternative UCITS Platform. The new fund allows investors to leverage on investment opportunities created
Neuberger Berman is extending its suite of multi-asset solutions with the launch of two UCITS Funds – the Multi-Asset Risk Premia Fund and the Multi-Asset Class Income Fund. The launch of the UCITS vehicles, subject to regulatory approval, makes these
Harvest Global Investments, a Chinese and Asian markets asset manager, has launched its first UCITS-compliant sub-fund, Harvest China Evolution Equity Fund. The fund will primarily invest in equity or equity-related securities and will provide investors with access to all Chinese
