Despite fears triggered by Brexit, Neil Brown, manager of the Alliance Trust Sustainable Future Pan-European Equity Fund, is convinced the next five years in Europe will be better than the past five.
The patchwork of global financial regulations present a key challenge when an asset manager wants to expand, said Mirae Asset Global Investments (HK) president and chief executive Jung Ho Rhee.
Japanese fund group Nikko Asset Management plans to launch a Luxembourg-domiciled Global Credit Ucits fund on Wednesday which will invest in a worldwide portfolio of corporate bonds and target a 4% absolute return.
Falls in Apple’s share price in recent months have served to highlight its powerful influence over the tech sector’s performance – and the consequences of the Ucits’ 10% weighting cap.
Kepler Partners has raised $81m for its Kepler Liquid Strategies Ucits platform, giving investors access to its first fund managed by the Roger Ibbotson-led Zebra Capital Management.
The fast development of China’s financial industry and the firm’s increasing interest in A-shares calls for an on-the-ground presence that will initially be research-focused, said Frank Wheeler, global head of distribution.
Schroders has launched the Schroder GAIA Indus PacifiChoice long/short equity fund in partnership with Indus Capital Partners, with the aim of delivering high risk adjusted returns while preserving capital during difficult market periods.
Exchange traded fund provider WisdomTree has launched a Eurozone Quality Dividend Growth Ucits ETF (EGRA) on the London stock exchange.
Asset management giant Schroders has launched the Schroder ISF Global Gold Fund, its first gold equities offering.
Baring Asset Management has launched the Baring Dynamic Absolute Return Fund, an Irish authorised open ended investment company (Oeic) with Ucits status.
Generali Investments Deutschland (GID) has been merged into Generali Investments, as part of the group’s strategy to streamline its global asset management operations.
WisdomTree has launched the US Quality Dividend Growth Ucits ETF and WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth Ucits ETF on the London Stock Exchange.
