18 Jun 2013
LGT Capital Partners awarded GBP100m multi-alternatives mandate from Kingfisher Pension Scheme
LGT Capital Partnershas been awarded a GBP100 million multi-alternatives mandate from Kingfisher Pension Scheme. The mandate is focused…
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17 Jun 2013
Third Eye Capital launches Alternative Credit Trust
Third Eye Capital Management has launched the Third Eye Capital Alternative Credit Trust (the ACT Fund), an open-ended unincorporated…
Asset price inflation concerns growing, says CFA UK
The proportion of UK-based investment professionals who believe that developed market equities are overvalued has doubled in the last 12…
Omgeo names Jeannie Shanahan as MD of governance, risk management and compliance
Omgeo has appointed Jeannie Shanahan as its new managing director of governance, risk management and compliance (GRC). In this role,…
Camradata roundtable predicts ESG metrics mainstream by 2020
Asset managers and investment specialists taking part in a Camradata roundtable believe that environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
Sapient Global Markets opens Frankfurt office
Sapient Global Markets has expanded its European footprint with the opening of a new office in Frankfurt, Germany. The office will provide…
Hedge funds receive meagre USD430m in April
Hedge funds took in a net USD430m (0.02 per cent of assets) in April, building on an inflow of USD817m in March, according to BarclayHedge…
Dechert launches AIFMD resource page
Law firm Dechert’s financial services group has launched a web page that brings together a selection of resources designed to address…
16 Jun 2013
TCW Group opens offices in Paris and Hong Kong… UBS launches commodity-focused ETF…
After launching the Ashburton Africa Equity Opportunities fund last month, Jersey-based asset management firm Ashburton has rolled out its…
14 Jun 2013
Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond Fund exceeds EUR1bn AUM
Ignis Asset Management’s Absolute Return Government Bond Fund has surpassed EUR1bn in assets under management. The fund, which was launched…
S&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index measured 0.77 per cent in May
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2013 measured 0.77 per cent. Hedge fund flows, meanwhile, as…
Investment advisory team launches global macro asset management firm
M L Ballew III and T Doug Dale Jr, principals of Security Ballew Wealth Management, have formed Consilium Capital to manage a global macro…
Inès de Dinechin to chair Lyxor’s supervisory board
Inès de Dinechin has been appointed as chairman of Lyxor Asset Management’s managing board, effective 10 June 2013. This appointment…
Traiana expands Harmony ClientLink into cash equities and fixed income
Traiana, a provider of post-trade and risk solutions, has expanded Harmony ClientLink’s cross-asset capability to the equities and fixed…
Mainstream direct lending market is key source of growth, says Intermediate Capital Group
Direct Lending funds are becoming an attractive “fixed income alternative” asset class for European institutional investors. The breadth of…
