Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”) has announced the launch of the Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity ESG Portfolio (the “Portfolio”). The Portfolio seeks to provide investors exposure to emerging market companies which GSAM believes demonstrate strong environmental, (...)
Jupiter launches Eurozone Equity Fund, managed by Cédric de Fonclare and Greg Herbert
Jupiter has today launched the Jupiter Eurozone Equity fund, a sub-fund of the Jupiter Global Fund SICAV. Managed by Head of Strategy, European Opportunities, Cédric de Fonclare and co-manager Greg Herbert, the fund will look to achieve capital growth over the long term (...)
BNP Paribas Asset Management announces successful closing of BNPP AM CLO 2018
BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the closing of BNPP AM Euro CLO 2018 B.V., a EUR 411.25 million securitisation vehicle that invests in a diversified portfolio of syndicated leveraged loans to European (...)
The African Development Bank and MCB Group launch African Domestic Bond Fund
The African Development Bank and Mauritius Commercial Bank Group (MCB) have launched the African Domestic Bond Fund (ADBF) ahead of its listing on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd on 18 September 2018. It is the first multijurisdictional fixed income Exchange Traded Fund (...)
WisdomTree launches new currency-hedged share classes for WisdomTree AT1 CoCo Bond UCITS ETF and WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity UCITS ETF
WisdomTree, the exchange traded fund ("ETF") and exchange traded product ("ETP") sponsor, announced it has broadened its product range and listed new currency-hedged share classes for the WisdomTree AT1 CoCo Bond UCITS ETF and the WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity UCITS ETF on (...)
Meridiam announces the closing of the reopening of its Africa fund at €546 million, 2.5 times its initial size
Launched in 2015, for an initial amount of €207 million, the initial commitment has already been fully invested two years before the end of the investment period. At the end of this closing, it is now 2.5 times bigger than at the (...)
ETFGI reports Assets invested in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPs listed globally reaches a record US$25 Bn at the end of January 2019
ETFGI reported that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$730 million during January. Total assets invested in ESG ETFs and ETPs increased by 9.97% from US$22.47 billion at the end of December, to a record (...)
The recent U-turn of major central banks from monetary normalization to renewed accommodation beat market expectations. In particular, the minutes from the FOMC meeting held on 29-30 January suggested the likely ending of the balance sheet runoff at the end of (...)
Summa Equity closes its Fund II with SEK 6.5 billion to invest to solve global challenges
Summa Equity announced today that it has raised further capital to continue to invest to solve global challenges. Summa Equity Fund II closed at hard cap with investor commitments of SEK 6.5 billion (c. EUR 610 million). With Fund I and II, Summa Equity now manages (...)
International inflows power record year for CPR AM
CPR AM delivered strong results with €2.8 billion of inflows in 2018. International assets under management (excluding France) grew 220% over three years, taking total AUM (ex-France) to €6.4 billion euros. Inflows driven by investor demand for thematic equities (€2.3 (...)