Solactive and Axiom Alternative Investments launch together a Global CoCo Index
Solactive and Axiom AI are pleased to announce the launch of the Solactive AXI Liquid Contingent Capital Global Market TR Index (SOLAXICC), a tailored index for investors that seek broad access to a universe of liquid contingent convertible bonds (...)
Neuberger Berman launches long-short equity fund for portfolio manager Steve Eisman
Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has launched the Neuberger Berman Absolute Alpha Fund, a long-short equity portfolio managed by renowned investor Steve Eisman and his (...)
Nordea launched a fund that will capitalize on the growing evidence of gender balance within a company being positive for earnings. The Global Gender Diversity Fund will invest in companies that actively seek to improve the gender balance. This increases the likelihood of (...)
BlackRock launches iShares Electric Vehicle and Driving Technology UCITS ETF
BlackRock has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) that taps into the growing global emphasis on sustainable energy sources in transportation, at a time when investors are looking to build portfolios that better reflect their personal views regarding Environmental, Social (...)
Solactive releases new line of ESG indices with ESG provider ISS ESG
The Solactive ISS ESG Screened Index Series aims to track various size and regional segments of the global capital markets, such as Japan, the United States, Europe, and Developed Markets, including only companies that have a record of low involvement in controversial areas, (...)
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 (...)