Alternative UCITS gained 1.18 per cent in October to leave them up +3.20 per cent for 2013 according to the UCITS Alternative Index Global managed by Geneva-based Alix Capital. One of the key reasons that helped contribute to October’s gains
Brooks Macdonald Funds Ltd (BMF) this week announced the imminent launch of the IFSL North Row Liquid Property Fund, believed to be the UK’s first actively managed UCITS core property fund. The fund is expected to launch in February and
The percentage of participating investors allocating liquid alternative investments rose from 28 per cent to 51 per cent year-on-year, according to a study by Deutsche Bank. The study – From Alternatives to Mainstream (Part Two) – saw almost three quarters
Frankfurt-based Tungsten Capital Management’s Artificial Intelligence CTA programme, which was taken live 12 months ago, has delivered strong returns. The firm's UCITS CTA Tungsten TRYCON Basic Invest HAIG had previously been managed as a trend follower like most of its
Luxembourg-domiciled VAM Funds is launching an enhanced equity fund, which targets absolute returns, on 8 November 2013. This addition will further strengthen the range of funds available on VAM’s UCITS IV regulated platform, which is focused on providing investors with
Morgan Stanley this week launched a new UCITS fund giving investors exposure to Dalton Investment LLC’s Asia strategy. The MS Dalton Asia Pacific UCITS Fund is the latest UCITS fund to join Morgan Stanley’s FundLogic Alternatives plc umbrella. The fund
Alceda Fund Management SA has teamed up with APN Property Group (“APN”), a specialist Asia Pacific real estate investment manager to redomicile a former Cayman fund to a Luxembourg SICAV Specialised Investment Fund (SIF). The fund strategy invests in a
US-based Monsoon Capital, which focuses on emerging markets, has selected SEI to provide full fund administration, trustee and custodial services for its newly launched UCITS fund.
EFAMA this week was broadly in agreement with proposals setting out future guidelines on UCITS ETFs and other UCITS issues detailed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in
ML Capital this week announced the launch of the FVC Alternative Risk Premia UCITS fund on its MontLake platform. London-based Future Value Capital is a quantitative macro specialist. The fund has launched with USD20million in seed capital and becomes the
