Schroders launches first luxembourg ELTIF 2.0 fund in France
The asset management company, Schroder Investment Management (Europe) S.A. launched “Schroders Capital – Private Equity ELTIF 2023”, its first Luxembourg ELTIF 2.0 Private Equity fund distributed in France and internationally.
Amundi and Sand Grove Capital launch event driven UCITS fund
Amundi, the largest European asset manager, and Sand Grove Capital Management LLP, (“Sand Grove”) announce the launch of the Amundi Sand Grove Event Driven Fund (the “Fund”). Available on the Amundi Alternatives UCITS platform, the Fund employs a global eventdriven1 equity (...)
Grayscale Investments Launches First European ETF: Grayscale Future of Finance UCITS ETF
Graycale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager, today announced its first European ETF, Grayscale Future of Finance UCITS ETF (ticker: GFOF), will list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), Borsa Italiana, and Deutsche Börse Xetra. GFOF will also be (...)
CNP Infrastructures Durables: CNP Assurances and Meridiam’s new innovative and sustainable unit-linked vehicle
CNP Assurances and Meridiam join forces to launch the unit-linked vehicle CNP Infrastructures Durables. Reserved exclusively for CNP Patrimoine’s distributor partners, it offers individuals access to a portfolio of mature, sustainable and ecological infrastructures (...)
La Caisse posts a 10.2% five-year annualized return
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec today released its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016. The annualized weighted average return on its clients’ funds reached 10.2% over five years and 7.6% in (...)
Risk Assets on the Rise and Supportive Alpha: a Nice Cocktail for Hedge Funds
Markets have gone back and forth while assessing the prospects for Trump’s economic plans and the timing of U.S. rate hikes. Last week, risk assets in DM and EM progressed, stirred by supportive data and Trump’s plans to unveil a “phenomenal” tax policy. Most hedge funds headed (...)
According to BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, Inflows continued across IG short-dated and HY funds in Europe. Investors are adding yield shifting away from duration risk. Last week’s flows >>> HG: +$920mn / HY: +$287mn / Equities: (...)
Value Stocks Lose Steam But Active Managers Stay Afloat
Value stocks have lost steam in early 2017 as market exuberance faded and investors reappraised the risks of trade wars. The renewed underperformance of value stocks has taken many investors by surprise as it follows a sharp rebound in the last quarter of (...)
Fixed Income Arbitrage Thrives As Bond Yields Rise
Bond yields continued to edge higher over the recent weeks on the back of stronger economic data and higher inflationary pressures. The rise in bond yields was more pronounced in Europe than in the U.S. across the curve, which contributed to the appreciation of the Euro vs. (...)