Aquila fund listed in top 50
26 Jan 2012
Aquila Capital’s AC Risk Parity 7 Fund has been recognised as one of the world’s top 50 UCITS hedge funds in the UCITS Alternative Index Blue Chip (“Blue Chip Index”).
Long/short equity most used strategy
23 Jan 2012
Long/short equity is the most popular strategy pursued by alternative UCITS funds, according to a report by PerTrac.
Investors increase allocations to CTAs
19 Jan 2012
Investors are currently most positive on global macro and global emerging markets alternative UCITS strategies, according to ML Capital Asset Management’s 5 th edition of the quarterly ML Alternative UCITS Barometer (ML barometer).
Deutsche Bank and Fortinbras launch fund
19 Jan 2012
Deutsche Bank and Fortinbras Asset Management have launched the DB Platinum IV Fortinbras PRISM Index, a UCITS fund available through Deutsche Bank’s DB Platinum fund umbrella and its dbSelect platform.
RiverCrest Capital launches fund
6 Jan 2012
RiverCrest Capital, the absolute return fund management business, has launched a new fund - the European Equity Alpha Fund. The Fund’s objective is to achieve consistent and uncorrelated absolute returns of 12-15% (net of fees) with a target volatility of 5-8%, whilst preserving investor capital.
Morgan Stanley launch fund
15 Dec 2011
Morgan Stanley has launched a new fund under its Irish UCITS umbrella, FundLogic Alternatives Plc. The MS Claritas Long Short Market Neutral UCITS Fund (“Fund”) will be managed by Claritas Administração de Recursos Ltda. (“Claritas”) which currently has approximately $1.87 billion in assets under management, and will offer access to a Brazilian long / short equity market neutral strategy with weekly liquidity.
Euro crunch offers Asian bargains: Tiburon
1 Dec 2011
A fall in stock prices in Asia, notably China, has made valuations much more compelling, according to Mark Martyrossian, a founding partner and portfolio manager at Asia investment specialists Tiburon Partners.
SEI sees interest in UCITS growing
1 Dec 2011
Fully 73% of investment managers are forecasting a substantial increase in investor interest towards hedge fund compliant UCITS funds over the next year, according to a survey by SEI. The survey also showed that a majority of investment managers, 57%, are optimistic about their firm’s prospects over the next three years.
UCITS fund launched
1 Dec 2011
Deutsche Bank and Omega Advisors, Inc. are to launch the UCITS compliant DB Platinum Omega fund on Deutsche Bank’s UCITS platform in December 2011. The fund will be managed by hedge fund veteran Leon Cooperman, Chairman and CEO of Omega.
