Solactive and South Pole Group launch Solactive Low Carbon Bond Index
Following the successful launch of its low carbon equity index family, Solactive AG in collaboration with South Pole Group sets the bar for fixed income low-carbon index solutions with its new Solactive SPG Euro IG Low Carbon Bond (...)
Nomura becomes first Asian issuer to list exchange-traded funds on SIX Swiss Exchange
Nomura announces the listing of four exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the SIX Swiss Exchange: the “Nomura JPX-Nikkei 400 Daily EUR-Hedged Index UCITS ETF”, the “Nomura JPX-Nikkei 400 Daily USD-Hedged Index UCITS ETF”, the “Nomura Nikkei 225 USD-Hedged UCITS ETF” and the “Nomura (...)
Unigestion adds global opportunities long /short strategy with the hiring of an investment team from the London-based hedge fund group Cube Capital
Unigestion, the boutique asset manager that focuses on providing its clients with risk-managed investment solutions, today announces that it has hired a fund investment team from the London-based hedge fund group Cube (...)
Solactive AG in collaboration with South Pole Group has launched a low-carbon equity index family. The low-carbon index family will cover global and regional exposures to carbon, and aside from the liquid benchmark, offer a smart beta version for investors focusing on income (...)
The first quarter of 2016 has seen the conjuncture of a significant rise in the Epsilon Correlation Index with a drop of the Epsilon Trend Index, confirming a moderately challenging environment for trend following strategies over the last 12 months. Those CTAs with the right (...)
According to BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research report inflows into Investment Grade (IG) funds have slowed down over the past weeks. Is this temporary or more the result of declining yields making high-quality credit unappetizing (...)
Unigestion continues to make headway in the Canadian market, announcing today the addition of Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) as a new client.
Monthly European ETF Market Trends - April 2016 in brief
European ETF Market flows were relatively limited in April 2016. NET NEW ASSETS (NNA) during the month amounted to EUR2.3bn. Year to date NNA amount to EUR8bn, representing only a quarter of what was collected in the four first months of (...)
Hedge funds’ returns weakened in sympathy with last week’s retreat in risky assets. Losses were mild in general, with few notable underperformers. By contrast, CTAs outperformed, recouping their earlier losses as yields and oil weakened. Funds keeping a low beta also performed (...)