Nomura Launches Innovative Daily Investible Index Targeting Private Equity Returns
Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, today announced the launch of the Nomura QES Modelled Private Equity Returns Index (Net) (the ?PERI„), the first daily investible index which targets returns similar to those which may be achieved through a global broad-based investment (...)
Ossiam adds Global Equities to Minimum Variance strategies
Ossiam, the smart beta and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) investment manager and affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM), has today announced the launch of its latest ETF which offers access to its minimum variance strategy applied to global developed equity (...)
Natixis AM and AEW Europe raise €240 million for their Senior European Loan Fund
Natixis AM and AEW Europe are combining forces to launch the Senior European Loan Fund, the first sub-fund of a closed-ended seven year fund structure investing in senior real estate loans. On launch, the fund is completing a first close with commitments of €240 million and (...)
Launch of EMERGENCE, 1st seed-capital fund for young management companies on the Paris Financial Markets
A key necessity for these young companies, either based in or seeking to be established in France, is seed capital to manage from day one. Such capital allows management companies to quickly reach critical mass.
ETFGI reports 44th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe with US$2.89 billion in net new assets during May 2018
ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported net inflows of US$2.89 billion into ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe during May 2018, marking the 44th consecutive month of net inflows into European-listed (...)
Macro Managers are scratching their heads just like you
Europe took center stage this week, with further developments in the Italian political saga reminding investors that there are still powerful Eurosceptic forces at play and forcing investors to end their hopes of meaningful eurozone reforms. However, fading prospects of (...)
According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, it seems that outflows from Euro/European focused HY funds have stopped. Over the past 2wk Euro focussed European domiciled funds have recorded healthy inflows putting an end to weeks of poor (...)
Most turbulences are behind for merger arbitrageurs
Market volatility also played out, as well as the growing share of jumbo deals, usually more sensitive to adverse developments. Amid very supportive conditions for M&A (from the tax reform in particular), weaker deal rationales are also mentioned as a greater source of (...)
ETFGI reports ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$18.99 Bn in March 2018
ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered US$18.99 Bn in net inflows in March 2018. YTD 2018 net inflows are at US$137.12 Bn which is less than the (...)