Kinetic Partners, the global professional services firm, is the first advisory and consulting group to be granted AIFM licensing by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). Kinetic Partners (Luxembourg) Management Company can now operate as a “Super ManCo”, offering
Valu-Trac Investment Management has launched the VT WoodHill Foundation Absolute Return Fund, a UCITS-compliant UK large-cap equity OEIC authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). WoodHill Asset Management acts as an introducer appointed representative to Valu-Trac for work exclusively in
SuMi TRUST Global Asset Services (GAS) has been supporting UCITS funds from its Dublin operation since 1995 and non-UCITS funds since 1990. With the growth of alternative UCITS in full swing, the firm is already extending its support to alternative
Last year, the average long/short equity alternative UCITS fund returned 11.07 per cent according to Alix Capital. It was the first sign that these regulated funds could hold their own against their freewheeling offshore equivalents. Little wonder, then, that investor
Vanguard this week launched four Irish-domiciled Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on the London Stock Exchange. The new funds complement Vanguard’s existing ETF range and will give UK investors the opportunity to construct low-cost equity portfolios with greater international diversification. Vanguard
The percentage of participating investors allocating liquid alternative investments rose from 28 per cent to 51 per cent year-on-year, according to a study by Deutsche Bank. The study – From Alternatives to Mainstream (Part Two) – saw almost three quarters
Frankfurt-based Tungsten Capital Management’s Artificial Intelligence CTA programme, which was taken live 12 months ago, has delivered strong returns. The firm's UCITS CTA Tungsten TRYCON Basic Invest HAIG had previously been managed as a trend follower like most of its
Alceda Fund Management SA has teamed up with APN Property Group (“APN”), a specialist Asia Pacific real estate investment manager to redomicile a former Cayman fund to a Luxembourg SICAV Specialised Investment Fund (SIF). The fund strategy invests in a
European asset manager La Française and Tages Capital, an alternative multi-management solutions provider, have entered into a strategic partnership. Under the terms of the partnership, La Française will acquire a 40 per cent stake in Tages Capital and delegate the
Lyxor Asset Management has expanded its range of ETFs available on the London Stock Exchange with the launch of four new European equity products: – LYXOR UCITS ETF FTSE Developed Europe ex UK – LYXOR UCITS ETF CAC 40 –
