Vida Capital, an alternative asset manager specialising in insurance-linked strategies, has held the final close of Vida Insurance Credit Opportunity Fund II (VICOF II) with USD886 million in capital commitments. The fund closed ahead of its USD750 million target, reflecting
Fund manager Peter Lucey is planning to launch a new risk mitigation fund, Bull & Bear, on 1 October. Although only 30, Lucey (pictured), already has nearly a decade of fund management experience. After building his previous fund, Arsenal Advisors
Mediolanum International Funds Limited (MIFL), the Irish management company of the Mediolanum Banking Group, has added four new Funds to add to its growing Best Brands umbrella offering. The MBB Chinese Road Opportunity, MBB Emerging Markets Fixed Income, MBB European
Accelerate Financial Technologies has launched three zero management fee, performance fee only alternative exchange traded funds (Accelerate Alt ETFs). Each Accelerate Alt ETF has closed the initial offering of units, and is now trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
PIMCO has launched the PIMCO GIS StocksPLUS Absolute Return Fund which aims to deliver consistent excess returns and diversification by combining passive exposure to the S&P 500 index with a complementary, actively-managed bond alpha strategy. The fund’s bond alpha strategy
iM Global Partner and Dynamic Beta investments (DBi) have launched the iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF, one of the first actively-managed Managed Futures exchange traded funds (ETF) on the market. In a context of markets turmoil, iM Global Partner
Shinnecock Partners has launches an open-ended, standalone dedicated alternative art lending fund, ALF, building on its seven-year non-bank lending history and fine-art secured lending experience. “Niche investment strategies offer the most compelling investment opportunities in today’s low yield environment,” says
GAM Investments has launched an offshore version of its alternative risk premia strategy, which currently has USD1.8 billion of assets under management, as at 28 September 2018. The new product will complement GAM’s existing range of strategies available to institutional
Variant Investments has launched the Variant Alternative Income Fund, a ’40 Act closed-end interval fund with a strategy designed to provide an alternative to public market exposure by focusing on niche assets with strong cash flows and low market correlations.
BlackRock has launched the BlackRock Strategic Funds (BSF) UK Emerging Companies Absolute Return Fund (the Fund), a long-short equity strategy focussing on opportunities created by emerging companies. These include small, mid and large capitalisation companies that are at the early
