Amundi launches a new generation of structured product
Amundi has launched a new fund aimed at investors seeking investment returns with the comfort of a permanent partial capital protection. This new generation of flexible and multiasset structured fund combines, active management to provide moderate growth while controlling (...)
Loomis Sayles announces new us and global growth equity UCITS funds
Loomis Sayles Investments Limited announces the launch of the Loomis Sayles US Growth Equity Fund and the Loomis Sayles Global Growth Equity Fund, both Luxembourg-based UCITS funds that extend global distribution. The active Equity strategies, initially launched in June (...)
RBC Global Asset Management Inc. expands ETF product lineup with new income-oriented solutions
RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC GAM Inc.) today announced the launch of four new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). All four RBC ETFs begin trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
BlackRock launches new Asian equity long-short fund
BlackRock has launched the BlackRock Strategic Funds (BSF) Asia Pacific Absolute Return Fund. The Fund is designed for investors who are looking to boost their returns above traditional equity and bond exposures.
BlackRock launches thematic iShares ETF suite to capture global ‘megatrends’
BlackRock announces the launch of four thematic exchange traded funds (ETFs) capturing investment opportunities created by the global trends towards ageing population, healthcare innovation, robotics and automation, and (...)
Monthly European ETF Market Trends - August 2016 in brief
European ETF Market flows slowed in August 2016. NET NEW ASSETS (NNA) during this month amounted to EUR4.7bn, still 21% above the one-year monthly average level. Total Assets under Management are up 7% vs. the end of 2015, reaching (...)
Market movements related to the new Fed guidance had a differentiated impact on hedge fund strategies. CTAs underperformed last week as a result of their long fixed income and short USD positions. Meanwhile, Global Macro managers (...)
September Market Catalysts in Store for Hedge Funds
This week was uneventful for most hedge fund strategies amid low trading volumes, few market catalysts and limited changes in risk assets’ prices. The Lyxor Hedge Fund index was flat. Merger Arbitrage and Global Macro funds were the two (...)
The Lyxor Hedge Fund index was up a healthy +0.7% since the beginning of August, with progress in most strategies, supported by the positive performance of risky assets. The Bank of England’s activism and the Brexit timeline getting pushed back contributed toward easing (...)
European ETF Market flows reached a 2016 record high in July
Net New Assets (NNA) during this month amounted to EUR8.2bn, more than twice the year to date monthly average level. Total Assets under Management are up 5% vs. the end of 2015, reaching EUR474bn, and including a limited market (...)