Loomis, Sayles & Company, a subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management, has launched the Loomis Sayles Absolute Strategies Bond Fund to address investor demand for absolute return-oriented fixed income strategies in the UK and Europe. Natixis Global Associates is the
The Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage had a performance of +2.87% for the month to date.outperforming the Dow Jones UBS Commodity Index by 1.56% during the reporting period, which earned 1.31%. The performance of Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage was 2.15% better
RCP Advisors, an independent sponsor of private equity funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and co-investment funds focused on North American lower middle market buyouts, has announced the closing of its first co-investment fund, the USD110 million RCPDirect, LP. “RCP’s strategy has
Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services, a global asset administrator, has acquired Meridian Fund Services Group, a fund administrator with USD14bn of assets under administration (AuA). Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services, part of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), provides a wide range of
Wells Fargo & Company has completed its previously announced acquisition of LaCrosse Global Fund Services (LaCrosse), an independently managed hedge fund administration and middle-office service provider, from Cargill. This acquisition provides Wells Fargo’s Corporate Trust Services division with a complete
Man Group Plc this week launched the Man Commodities Fund, offering institutional investors exposure to global commodity markets in a UC
Global institutional trading network Liquidnet is planning to enter the fixed income market with its acquisition of bond trading platform Vega-Chi. The partnership, subject to regulatory approval, will combine Liquidnet’s experience, scale and global reach within the institutional investment community
London-based Threadneedle has launched a new absolute return fund whose mandate will be to focus on European small caps. The Lux-domiciled UCITS III-compliant Threadneedle European Smaller Companies Absolute Alpha fund has been borne out of investor demand according to the
Given January’s near-zero performance, February turned in a slightly better set of returns for newcits strategies with the UCITS Alternative Index Global gainin
Morningstar Europe, an independent industry-leading provider of fund research, announced this week the launch of a new se
