Lutetia Capital’s Lyxor Lutetia Merger Arbitrage (UCITS) fund increased its assets to USD125 million in the two months since becoming available on the Lyxor UCITS platform, on 7 July. The fund launched with initial commitments of USD40 million and also
The liquid alternatives space, which by definition includes alternative UCITS funds in Europe and '40 Act registered alternative mutual funds in the US, is not only attracting strong inflows. According to latest research from Preqin, the average alternative mutual fund
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order regarding ICE Trade Vault, a provisionally registered swap data repository. The order adds the “interest rate” and “foreign exchange” asset classes to those asset classes that ICE Trade Vault
SYZ Asset Management, the investment funds arm of Swiss banking group SYZ, offers investors two unique long/short strategies in its OYSTER UCITS-compliant fund range. The main differentiators between the two funds are summarised in the table. Both funds are Luxembourg-domiciled,
Five years ago, UCITS funds weren't exactly a prominent blip on the radar screen at Société Générale Prime Services, but over the last two years, excluding managed accounts, they have accounted for approximately 50 per cent of all new funds
By Fred Ingham, Neuberger Berman – A quiet revolution is happening in hedge funds. Investors continue to allocate to the asset class, but the way they are allocating is changing, The investor base is growing broader and becoming more inclusive.
The TCW Group has partnered with Gargoyle Investment Advisor to offer its first alternative mutual fund, the TCW | Gargoyle Hedged Value Fund (TFHIX / TFHVX). In conjunction with the offering of this Fund, TCW has formed TCW Alternative Funds,
In turbulent equity markets, the Saemor Europe Fund logged its 15th consecutive month of positive performance in August. The long book contributed negatively as markets plunged, while the shorts contributed positively. The long book performed better than the market as
Following the strongest first quarter since 2008, managed futures endured a challenging second quarter of 2015, according to the latest performance data for Societe Generale Prime Services’ Newedge CTA indices. June saw CTA managers experience losses at both the beginning
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) is to launch two RMB FX futures contracts, the USD/CNT FX futures (RTF) and the USD/CNH FX futures (RHF) on 20 July, 2015. RTF and RHF are with contract sizes of USD 20,000 and USD
