Investec Asset Management is to launch a global defensive bond UCITS for the firm’s co-head of fixed income, John Stop

July proved to be another challenging month for UCITS funds, with the UCITS Alternative Index Global recording an incremental gain of 0.08 per cent.

Emerging markets specialist Fund Management Group (FMG) has launched a UCITS-compliant version of the Rising 6 Fund, designed to provide investors with exposure to China, Russia, Brazil, Ind

Liontrust Asset Management, an LSE-listed company with USD1.3billion in AUM, is taking on O

Goldman Sachs is about to take on the market leaders in the UCITS platform space – namely BAML with its dedicated

Luxembourg’s Next Generation Absolute Return has taken the bull by the horns by deciding to launch a specialized UCITS investment management business: <

BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services, long regarded as one of the industry’s leading hedge fund service providers, has had its reputation in the alternatives space further streng

Swiss hedge fund service provider, HedgePole, has launched two UCITS indices, reported FINalternatives this week.

Buried in the recent consultation paper on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) are stringent rules on pay that will have far reaching consequences for the asset management industry, say experts at PwC.   The rules, from the European Securities and Markets Authority, will affect alternative investment firms which escaped the FSA’s regulations on bank pay, including many private equity houses and hedge funds. They will also mean more onerous restrictions for those investment firms already caught by the FSA requirements, and could even hit some firms outside Europe. 

The rules are in line with those introduced to other

Two new funds from US and UK fund managers are being launched on Alceda Fund Management’s platform the firm announced this week.