This week the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued a final report containing new guidelines on collateral management by UCITS ("New Guidelines") (ESMA/2014/294). As detailed by law firm Maples and Calder, the consultation was held to review the requirements
Global financial services provider State Street Corporation has extended its relationship with AXA Investor Managers to help meet new reporting demands that will be placed on them und
Fidelity International has decided to add to its stable of Fidelity Active Strategy (FAST) funds by launching the FAST UK Fund, an equity l/s UCITS.
Denmark is the latest European country to join the burgeoning alternative UCITS space with Danske Invest preparing to launch what are believed to be the countr
Following the launch of a UCIT III-compliant version of its flagship Aspect Diversified Fund – the Aspect Diversified Trends Fund – at the end of January, London-based syst
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
Walkers have completed the first redomiciliation of a Jersey investment fund into Ireland. The fund, BlueAlpha Global Equity Fund plc (BlueAlpha), successfully migrated and has been authorised in Ireland as a UCITS fund. Apex Fund Services (Ireland) Limited is BlueAlpha’s
Barclays Wealth Investment Management has decided to launch a US equity multi-manager UCITS fund reported Citywire Global this week.
GAM’s Frontier Opportunities fund, managed by Sean Taylor, has closed with investor capital transferred to a new UCITS fund that can use both long and short po
Schroders has launched another internally-managed fund, Schroder GAIA Global Macro Bond, on its Ucits platform, Schroder GAIA (Global Alternative Investor Access), which is designed to gve investors easier access to hedge funds. The fund aims to deliver an annualised gross
