Amber Capital has launched Amber Equity Fund – a UCITS version of the Amber Italia Equity Fund – on the Alpha UCITS platform. The Amber Equity Fund is managed by Amber Capital Italia SGR, a Milan based asset management company
The ordinary shareholders of LME Holdings have approved all the resolutions required in connection with the proposed scheme of arrangement to implement the acquisition of LME Holdings by Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEx). At the LME court meeting a
Liontrust Asset Management Plc has named Singer Capital Markets (Singers) as the company’s financial adviser and corporate broker with immediate effect. This is a key appointment in Liontrust’s strategy to raise its profile among analysts and institutional investors as it
Singapore-based asset manager, Milltrust International Group, founded by Simon Hopkins in January 2011, has launched an innovative range of emerging market UCITS funds, ad
Citi has been awarded a mandate by Value Partners Group, one of Asia’s largest asset management firms, to provide a complete suite of global custody, fund administration, and fiduciary services for Value Partners’ first Ucits-compliant fund, Value Partners Absolute Greater
Amundi has extended its range of volatility funds with the launch of Amundi Funds Absolute Volatility Arbitrage Plus. This Ucits IV-compliant sub-fund of the Luxembourg SICAV Amundi Funds offers investors an original solution, providing diversification and decorrelation compared to other
SS&C Technologies has acquired Texas-based Hedgemetrix, a boutique full-service fund administrator providing accounting, tax, and consulting services to domestic and offshore hedge funds, private equity funds, funds of funds and their investment managers. Upon completion of the acquisition Hedgemetrix will
Vietnam’s Dragon Capital will look to consider converting its Viet Fund Management unit’s five funds, totalling USD120million in AUM, into UCITS-compliant open-ended vehicles whe
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association, has called for the establishment of a Ucits depositary “passport” regime in its position paper on the proposal for a Ucits V directive. AIMA says institutions authorised by one
Newscape Capital Group has launched its second Ucits fund, the Newscape Diversified Growth Fund. Following a genuine multi-asset strategy, the fund aims to achieve a consistent double-digit return with single-digit volatility over the longer term, and has an annualised benchmark
