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Innovation

IMG
Innovation, September 2016
Solactive launches European Quality Market Neutral Index
Solactive is announcing the launch of the Solactive European Quality Market Neutral Index licensed to Natixis. The index is to be used as an underlying for structured products issued by Natixis.
IMG
News, September 2016
Demand for customised reinsurance and insurance solutions is growing, Swiss Re sigma says
The latest sigma study "Strategic reinsurance and insurance: the increasing trend of customised solutions" focuses on the utility and rising use of non-traditional re/insurance solutions. Strategic reinsurance programs are designed to provide more efficient risk protection (...)
IMG
Innovation, September 2016
ETF Securities converts first Global Robotics & Automation ETF in Europe to physically-backed and reduces TER
In response to investor demand, ETF Securities, one of the world’s leading independent providers of specialist Exchange Traded Products, has announced that its ROBO Global® Robotics and Automation GO UCITS ETF (ROBO), will be physicallybacked (1) from September (...)
IMG
Innovation, September 2016
Natixis Asset Management launches a new area of expertise, real asset private debt
Natixis Asset Management launches a new area of expertise, real asset private debt, in three complementary, high potential sectors: real estate, infrastructure and aircraft...
IMG
Innovation, September 2016
BlackRock launches Sustainable Euro Bond Fund as investors seek ESG exposure
BlackRock has launched the BSF Sustainable Euro Bond Fund. With the launch, BlackRock is responding to the growing demand for investments incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

Performances

IMG
News, April 2020
Mixed outlook for L/S Equity Neutral and Short-Selling
Lyxor’s L/S Equity Neutral peer group was down -2.8% year-to-date, hurt by extreme trading conditions and the constituents’ average market beta of 20%. The environment has been challenging for the strategy amid extreme stock volatility and unsettling heavy systematic trading (...)
IMG
Strategy, April 2020
CTAs as shock absorbers
In the space of alternative strategies, Global Macro and Event-Driven strategies rebounded the most since March 23rd. Both Merger Arbitrage and Special Situations sub strategies benefitted as M&A deal spreads tightened significantly since (...)
IMG
Note, January 2020
ESMA report values EU Alternative Investment Funds at €5.8 trillion
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published its second statistical report on European Union (EU) Alternative Investment Funds (AIF). The study found that the EU AIF sector in 2018, as measured by Net Asset Value (NAV), amounted to €5.8tn or nearly 40% (...)
IMG
News, December 2019
BlackRock achieves a $1 billion record first close for its third-vintage global renewables fund
BlackRock Real Assets has achieved a US$1 billion first close for its Global Renewable Power III fund (“GRP III,”) with commitments from over 35 institutional investors in North America, Europe and Asia.
IMG
News, October 2019
Momentum is back but for how long?
Going forward, our stance remains defensive on equities, in particular on European, Japanese and EM markets (UW). In the space of alternative strategies, we prefer Market Neutral L/S vs. Directional L/S, despite the fact that the latter has adopted a cautious stance in (...)
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