Funds
International law firm Dechert LLP’s Financial Services Group published its latest DechertOnPoint report this week on current European regulatory developments.
London-based Dalton Strategic Partnership, whose Cayman Island-domiciled Melchior European Fund won best equity l/s manager at last month’s Hedgeweek Awards 2011, has seen assets in it
Loomis, Sayles & Company, a subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management, has launched the Loomis Sayles Absolute Strategies Bond Fund to address investor demand for absolute return-oriented fixed income strategies in the UK and Europe.
Natixis Global Associates is the distribution arm of Natixis Global Asset Management.
The fund is intended to be an "all weather" product for investors seeking consistent returns from their bond portfolio through innumerable market environments and periods of high volatility. The fund, unconstrained by a benchmark, allows for tactical investments in a variety of fixed income securities aimed at preserving income while also offering a
The Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage had a performance of +2.87% for the month to date.outperforming the Dow Jones UBS Commodity Index by 1.56% during the reporting period, which earned 1.31%. The performance of Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage was 2.15% better than the performance of HFRX Systematic Diversified Index.
Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage tracks the CAX – Commodity Arbitrage Index. The CAX Index covers the performance of arbitrage strategies, which aim to extract consistent market neutral returns from valuation inefficiencies arising among related commodities – like for example Brent Crude vs. WTI Light Sweet Crude – or among different maturities
London-based Threadneedle has launched a new absolute return fund whose mandate will be to focus on European small caps. The Lux-domiciled UCITS III-compliant Threadneedle European Smaller Companies Absolute Alpha fund has been borne out of investor demand according to the firm’s head of distribution, Campbell Fleming, who said: “We have spoken extensively to our clients and they have indicated a great appetite for a product that will capitalise on the European smaller companies investment market in this form.” The new fund, which uses an equity l/s strategy, will be managed by Philip Dicken (pictured) who also manages the Pan European
Given January’s near-zero performance, February turned in a slightly better set of returns for newcits strategies with the UCITS Alternative Index Global gainin
Morningstar Europe, an independent industry-leading provider of fund research, announced this week the launch of a new se
Ignis Asset Management has confirmed this week that it plans to launch a government bond fund at the end of March.
Threadneedle is to launch the Threadneedle (Lux) European Smaller Companies Absolute Alpha Fund. The UCITS III fund will give manager Philip Dicken (pictured) and his team flexibility in strategy and fund positioning and will offer investors access to an investment vehicle focused on alpha-generation in a regulated format.
Threadneedle has a broad range of absolute return products and strategies, and has more than 10 years’ experience in single strategy hedge funds. Alongside his proven shorting experience and track record of generating alpha under different market conditions, Philip has achieved first quartile performance on his long-only Threadneedle Pan European Smaller Companies
To capitalise on divergence and inefficiency in emerging markets, JP Morgan Asset Management has decided to launch an absolute return fund, the giant US banking outfit announced this week.
