Investment research boutique Elston Consulting has launched the Elston Strategic Beta Dynamic Risk Parity Index, which provides a dynamically weighted multi-asset approach for achieving risk-based, rather than asset-based, diversification for UK investors. The project has been developed in cooperation with
Prescient Investment Management has launched the Prescient China Equity Fund, which has been established as an Irish regulated UCITS with daily liquidity and seeded with USD100 million. The fund uses a systematic, quantitative approach to seek long term capital growth
The Tosca UCITS Fund, a global long/short equity fund from Toscafund Asset management, has launched on the MontLake UCITS Platform. MontLake is an independent platform for UCITS funds that provides investors with access to a range of Irish-domiciled liquid, transparent
Cooper Creek Partners (Cooper Creek) has launched its North America Long Short Equity UCITS Fund on ML Capital’s MontLake UCITS Platform. With day one assets in excess of USD110 million, it will be one of the largest Alternative UCITS Fund
Bitwise Asset Management, creator of what it says is the world’s first cryptocurrency index fund, has launched two new low-cost, liquid beta funds, holding bitcoin and ether exclusively. The Bitwise Bitcoin Fund and the Bitwise Ethereum Fund are the
Nordea Asset Management has launched a European long/short equity strategy – the Nordea 1 – European Long/Short Equity Fund – a liquid alternative strategy designed for investors searching for yields higher than traditional fixed income products, while at the same
iM Global Partner, an investment and development platform focused on acquiring strategic investments, and Scharf Investments, an investment firm providing high quality value investment strategies, have launched the iM Scharf US Quality Value fund, the first collaborative UCITS fund between
Atalaya Capital Management, an alternative asset manager focused on private credit and special situations investments, has closed its seventh Special Opportunities Fund (ASOF VII) at its USD950 million hard-cap. ASOF VII’s investors are primarily public pensions, corporate pension plans, sovereign
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has built a long/short strategy across asset classes aimed at improving risk-adjusted returns with a low correlation to traditional investments. LO Funds – Alternative Risk Premia, a long/short fund, is designed to help in today’s
New London-based investor, Inspirit Capital, is to focus on acquiring and transforming small and medium-sized businesses that are experiencing strategic, operational or financial complexities. Inspirit Fund I successfully hit its GBP50 million hard cap attracting committed capital from a select
