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
Ignis Asset Management has confirmed this week that it plans to launch a government bond fund at the end of March.
Hong Kong-based Value Partners, one of Asia’s largest hedge fund managers with some USD7.7billion in assets under management is preparing to launch a UCITS-com
Threadneedle is to launch the Threadneedle (Lux) European Smaller Companies Absolute Alpha Fund. The UCITS III fund will give manager Philip Dicken (pictured) and his team flexibility in strategy and fund positioning and will offer investors access to an investment
