BNP Paribas launches a unique initiative to help finance the ambitious projects of the SMEs
BNP Paribas is now offering an innovative financing solution designed to help Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and growth-oriented Midcaps with turnover totalling €10 - 250 million to carry out their key long-term projects. The solution consists of a combination of a (...)
BlackRock launches strategic global bond fund as investors seek diversified fixed income exposure
BlackRock has launched a fixed income fund which invests in global macroeconomic strategies with exposure to regions where interest rates are attractive and markets with supportive monetary policy.
Brand Finance is pleased to announce the launch of the Solactive BrandFinance® European Leaders Select 30 Index and Solactive BrandFinance® European Leaders Low Risk 30 Index in collaboration with Solactive AG, an innovative index provider based in (...)
Solactive AG is releasing the Solactive UK Domestic Index, an index tracking UK listed companies whose revenues are primarily generated within the UK...
ETF Securities launches first Gold Exchange Traded Commodities on Euroclear’s Fundsettle Platform
ETF Securities, one of the world’s leading, independent providers of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), today announced the listing of the first-ever Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) on Euroclear’s FundSettle fund processing platform, supported by (...)
The performance of CTAs during the recent market meltdown is remarkable. It highlights the fact that the power of diversification of the strategy in a portfolio remains intact. Recent developments provide additional evidence that managed futures often outperform traditional (...)
European Smart beta ETF market flows were sustained in 2015 but were still impacted by Q2 trend inflection. NET NEW ASSETS (NNA) for the full year 2015 amounted to EUR4.1bn, close to the EUR4.4 record level of 2014 (...)
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was he Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was he Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up+0.7% in November November. 4 out of 11 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory. The Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+3.6%), the Lyxor Global Macro Index (+1.8%), and the (...)
The Seeyond Europe MinVariance fund celebrates its fifth anniversary and reaches its twofold management objective: performance and reduction in volatility
Five years after its inception, and in a market environment marked by numerous changes in volatility regimes, the Seeyond Europe MinVariance fund posts a cumulative performance over five years of more than 66%..
CalPERS’ Active Private Equity Funds Generated $24.2 Billion in Net Gains for the Fund; Releases Profit Shared with Investment Partners
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that active funds in its private equity program have added $24.2 billion in realized net gains to the Fund from 1990 to June 30, 2015, based on data from its newly operational Private Equity (...)