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2018 was a very difficult year for active managers – one of their worst in over a decade – according to new research published by Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor), which compared the performance of active funds domiciled in Europe with that of their benchmarks.
The analysis from the Lyxor’s Research Team, which has been significantly expanded compared to previous studies, now assesses UCITS alternative funds for the first time. Lyxor’s research covers 32 active investment universes (28 traditional and four alternative), just under 7,000 funds and EUR1.6 trillion of assets under management.
The research shows that 2018 was a
Napoleon Capital has completed a fundraising with BNP Paribas Asset Management’s (BNPP AM) BNP Paribas Capital Partners, the company’s multi-management specialist.
BNP Capital Partners joins a group of investors including École Polytechnique (via the X-Création incubator) and other financial professionals, to accelerate Napoleon Capital’s development.
This new stage of fundraising aims to position Napoleon Capital as a new tech-centric player in algorithmic investment solutions. Its investment consulting offer builds on the latest research using Artificial Intelligence, as well as a proprietary micro-services IT infrastructure.
By partnering with Napoleon Capital, BNPP AM strengthens its expertise in quantitative management. This
Stone Harbor Investment Partners (Stone Harbor), a manager of credit strategies in emerging markets, global high yield, and multi-sector, has appointed Seamus Smyth as Chief Developed Market Economist.
Based in the firm’s New York office, Smyth will report to report to Peter Wilby, Managing Partner and Co-CIO and Jim Craige, Co-CIO and Head of Emerging Markets.
“We are excited to welcome Seamus to Stone Harbor, where he will be responsible for developing Stone Harbor’s outlook on advanced economies and will contribute to the firm’s Investment Policy discussions,” says Wilby. “Seamus’ considerable expertise and intellectual rigour will be invaluable to
OKEx, a Malta-based digital asset exchange, has launched Euro (EUR), Turkish Lira (TRY), and Russian Ruble (RUB) markets on its C2C fiat-to-token trading platform.
When trading on OKEx, investors can now take advantage of a comprehensive range of services, including C2C, spot, margin, and derivatives, with what OKEx describes as ‘unparalleled convenience and security at one sto’p.
“We strive for building a robust crypto ecosystem, that’s why we will never stop expanding and pushing crypto adoption forward. We are so thrilled about the expansion as our C2C platform is fostering the buying and selling of digital assets across Europe with
Nomura Asset Management UK (NAM UK) has launched its Global Sustainable Equity Fund offering investors exposure to companies aiming to make a positive impact on the environment and society.
The fund, which focuses on the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, will invest in a portfolio of 30-40 global equity stocks in sectors such as healthcare, renewable energy and fintech.
The Ireland-domiciled UCITS fund is managed from London by Lead Portfolio Manager Alex Rowe and Tom Wildgoose, Head of Equity Investment at NAM UK. The fund will aim to outperform the MSCI All Country World Total Return index by
Liquidnet, a global institutional investment network, has launched its EU operations in Dublin, with Liquidnet EU Limited (located in Dublin’s International Financial Services Centre), now authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland as a MiFID II investment firm and MTF operator.
This new entity acts as an agency broker, ensuring Liquidnet continues to provide services to its Member community based in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Liquidnet began preparations to open an EEA-based presence in early 2017, following the UK invocation of Article 50 to leave the EU. As a result, and following an extensive evaluation and assessment of alternative
The results of Linedata’s ninth Global Asset Management Survey reveal a desire among asset managers to capitalise on quick wins from data analytics and digitialisation to protect investment and operational performance against the potential for further market dislocation.
After the implementation of MiFID II and GDPR, asset managers were looking forward to a period of relative calm where they could focus on longer-term innovation projects, including digital transformation technologies. Concerns of a continued market downturn are now forcing them to change direction and firms are reacting to the potential for more disruption. This survey underscores how navigating this paradigm is
Cappitech, a provider of regulatory reporting and intelligence solutions for the financial services industry, has launched RTS 28 Market Intelligence, a product that allows financial institutions to use regulatory compliance data to their own advantage.
The electronic surveillance and analytics tool assesses firms’ best execution capabilities across all asset classes and benchmarks performance to the industry average.
Ronen Kertis (pictured), CEO and Founder of Cappitech, says: “We are pleased to launch RTS 28 Market Intelligence in direct response to our customers’ concerns they were seeing little value from their regulatory reporting efforts. The new product will enable financial
Simon Lewis OBE, Chief Executive of Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) is stepping down from his role when his current contract expires at the end of October.
Lewis was the founding CEO of AFME when he joined in 2010. Since then AFME has more than doubled in size with over 80 people now based in London, Brussels and Frankfurt. Simon has led a team that has developed the Association into a powerful voice for banks operating in Europe’s wholesale financial markets and ensured that AFME plays a pivotal role as a bridge between its members and policy makers in the
BlueBay has chosen Alpima to help its sales, product and multi-asset teams to intelligently visualise fund data and product characteristics across its full fixed income suite.
Offered as a white-label version of its cloud-based platform, ALPIMA has worked closely with BlueBay to customise it to its exact requirements.
Luc Leclercq, BlueBay’s COO, says: “We are pleased to engage with ALPIMA, whose modular and adaptive platform offers the speed, flexibility and robustness we need to serve our clients in the digital age.”
Ilan Heimann, ALPIMA’s Head of Sales and Partnerships, says: “We are thrilled to be working with BlueBay,
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