The alternative UCITS environment remains a compelling option for institutional investors but there are signs that the strong annual AUM growth seen over the last five or six years has slowed in 2018. Investors have decided to exercise caution in
Hedge fund manager James Palotta is to close his USD800m Raptor Global fund following investor withdrawals and losses, according to media reports.<
Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has launched the Lazard International Compounders Portfolio (Institutional: ICMPX; Open: OCMPX), which is managed by the Lazard International Compounders team, led by Louis Florentin-Lee and Barnaby Wilson. The fund invests primarily in companies listed outside of
BlackRock’s results for the second quarter of 2018 reveal USD20 billion of total net inflows, positive across active, index and cash management. The figures represent an 11 per cent revenue growth year-over-year driven by base fees, performance fees and technology
The flash estimate for the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, indicates a 0.05 per cent loss in June. Year to date, the Index is down 2.00 per cent. “Trade war concerns sparked by economic sabre rattling shook grain markets
Private investment firm Gridiron Capital has completed the sale of Quality Solutions, Inc (QSI), an asset light facilities management provider, to Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a global real estate services firm. The acquisition of QSI will expand Cushman &
Muzinich & Co, the New York-based credit specialist is planning to launch a UCITS version of its Credit Opportunities Fund, managed by Mick McEachern, in Q2 this year. As reported by portfolio adviser, the “go anywhere” strategy was seeded in
Stockholm IT Ventures, a Swedish technology company specialising in energy crypto currency mining, has secured a EUR2 million investment in its Bytemine token (BYTM) from Pecunio’s VC Fund. Pecunio, a fintech company in the United Arab Emirates, has also offered
RWC Partners has brought forward the launch of Peter Allwright and Stuart Frost’s UCITS III RWC Enhanced ARC (Absolute Rate and Currency) Fund from the end of Q1 to February 2011. Allwright and Frost joined RWC Partners in October 2010 from
Hedge funds were down 0.34 per cent in June with H1 2018 almost flat, with a 0.08 per cent gain year-to-date, according to the latest Eurekahedge Report. This would be the weakest first half performance of hedge funds on record
