Highland Capital Management has launched its first European regulated fund and will act as the sub-advisor of the BB Highland Floating Rate Fund. The fund has been launched as an Irish Qualified Investor Fund (QIF) in partnership with BB DTVM,
CBOE Futures Exchange plans to launch futures trading on the CBOE/CBOT 10-year US Treasury Note Volatility Index (VXTYN) beginning on 13 November, pending regulatory review. CBOE chief executive Edward Tilly made the announcement during his address to attendees at the
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has closed a collateralised loan obligation (CLO) fund in the US totalling approximately USD816 million. The CLO, arranged by Citigroup, is the firm’s third of 2014 in the US. Carlyle GMS CLO 2014-3
Guernsey’s financial services regulator approved 42 new investment funds during the second quarter of this year, bringing the total number of additions in the 12 months to the end of June to 131. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Highland Capital Management has launched a non-traded product line with a publicly-registered business development company (BDC) NexPoint Capital. The BDC will be the industry’s first healthcare-focused fund of its kind with a target raise of USD1.5bn in capital for investing
Jupiter has launched Jupiter Merlin Real Return, a UK domiciled unit trust managed by Jupiter’s Independent Funds team. The fund, a UK-domiciled NURS version of the Jupiter Merlin Real Return Portfolio (SICAV), is an actively managed multi-manager portfolio that aims
Active investment manager Allianz Global Investors has launched the Allianz Fixed Income Macro Fund, a new global absolute return fixed income fund aimed at the UK market and will be managed by Kacper Brzezniak from the Conviction Fixed Income team
Fulcrum Asset Management has listened to the UK institutional marketplace and launched a fund that it believes will meet a series of key considerations. Speaking with Hedgeweek at a coffee shop opposite Fulcrum’s office in Marble Arch, London, Matthew Roberts
Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP), an investment team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has closed the unit’s latest investment fund, the Riverview Strategic Opportunities Fund III (SOF III) with over USD500 million in commitments. The fundraise saw robust interest
Falling prices for cryptocurrencies, and an uncertain regulatory environment, in 2018 haven’t deterred new crypto investment funds from opening, according to new analysis from Crypto Fund Research. The firm writes that 2018 is on likely to surpass the previous year
