Legg Mason Inc, one of the world’s largest active asset management firms with $754 billion AuM, announces the launch of the Legg Mason Martin Currie Global Emerging Markets Fund into their Dublin-based fund range.
TOBAM launches first Bitcoin mutual fund in Europe
TOBAM, the Smart Beta pioneer, announced today the launch of the TOBAM Bitcoin Fund, an unregulated Alternative Investment Fund, set up in France. The fund, the first of its kind in Europe, will allow qualified and institutional investors wanting to gain an exposure to the (...)
BNP Paribas Asset Management launches European loan fund and appoints new credit analysts
Building on the success of its global corporate loan fund, BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) has launched BNP Paribas Flexi III European Senior Corporate Loans and appointed two new credit analysts.
Amundi offers physically-backed investments in Italian agri-food underlyings
Amundi, the European leader in asset management with € 1.400 trillion in assets under management, innovates with a private debt fund for professional investors, backed by physical stocks in iconic Italian food products such as Parma and San Daniele ham, and Parmesan (...)
Amundi unveils the first European Equity Multi-Factor Market Neutral ETF
Amundi ETF continues to innovate with the launch of the first European Equity Multi Factor Market Neutral ETF. Available on Euronext Paris, it will also be listed on the main European stock exchanges in the coming (...)
The wheel turned in favor of directional strategies
The Lyxor he Lyxor he LyxorHedge Fund Index was Hedge Fund Index was Hedge Fund Index was up+1.1% in October October October. 8 out of 11 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory. The Lyxor LS Equity Long Bias Index (+4.5%), the Lyxor Special Situations Index (...)
The GX Private Equity IndexSM (PEI) saw an overall return of 4.2 percent
State Street’s GX Private Equity Index Shows Fund Distributions Continue to Outpace Capital Drawdowns, Driving the Quarterly Return to 4.2% in the Second Quarter of 2015...
European ETF market flows recorded relatively low net flow levels in September 2015
Net New Assets (NNA) during this month amounted to EUR 1.9 billion, close to June 2015’s level of EUR 1.5 billion. Total Assets under Management are up 14% vs. the end of 2014, reaching EUR 414 billion including a 2.15% market (...)
Mirova raises €600 million and surpasses its initial target for its first brownfield Infrastructure fund, the Mirova Core Infrastructure Fund
Mirova, a wholly owned subsidiary of Natixis Asset Management dedicated to socially responsible investments across various asset classes, today announces that it is nearing the final close for its first brownfield infrastructure fund, the Mirova Core Infrastructure Fund SCS (...)
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -2.7% in August. 1 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory. The Lyxor Convertible Arbitrage Index (+3.3%), the Lyxor L/S Equity Variable Bias Index (-0.7%), and the Lyxor L/S Equity Market Neutral Index (-1.1%) were (...)