Hong Kong-based asset manager Value Partners announced this week that it was launching its first Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) product – Value Partners China A-Share Select Fund. Authorised by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission for public offering,
Gottex Fund Management is gearing up to launch its first UCITS product under the popular RQFII program that gives global asset managers access to China’s equity markets. The fund is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2015 according
Corporate credit specialist fund manager Muzinich & Co has continued to grow its UK presence with the appointment of a new sales manager, James Tomlinson. Tomlinson, who joins from Schroders, will be responsible for managing relationships with existing Muzinich clients
The Salus Alpha RN Special Situation fund delivered a good start to 2014, up 1.90 per cent in January. According to the Exane report, Absolute Return UCITS Fund Performances – February 2014, the fund was the second best performing fund
Iconic is launching a turnkey Malta authorised, EU-compliant hosted-funds platform enabling EU and non EU based fund managers to run their own fully supported and administered funds. In addition, for those larger intermediaries which have an asset management capability Iconic
Alternative UCITS funds experienced a 16 per cent growth in AUM in 2017, with total assets exceeding USD522 billion according to LuxHedge, an alternative UCITS index provider. Over that period, a record 248 new funds launched and the sense was
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
Thornburg Investment Management (Thornburg), a global investment firm with USD41 billion in assets under management, has launched the Thornburg Long/Short Equity Fund, a UCITS fund domiciled in Dublin, Ireland. 

 The fund is based on an investment strategy launched in
Gottex Fund Management has launched its Swedish multi-asset UCITS product on the Folksam unit linked platform and has opened its Scandinavian office. Gottex recently launched the Gottex GMA Balanserad Fund, a daily dealing UCITS fund, on the Folksam unit-linked platform
In Q4 2013 the alternative UCITS sector grew by 21 per cent compared to Q4 2012, showing continued demand and investment in alternative strategies, according to the Alceda Quarterly UCITS Review. Strong equity markets, rallying into the year end, supported
