London-based Crux Asset Management (Crux) has hired Richard Penny as fund manager.
London-based Crux Asset Management (Crux) has hired Richard Penny as fund manager.
German investment manager Deutsche Asset One has been awarded an exclusive mandate to manage a Union Investment alternative investment fund.
Pan-European asset management firm Candriam Investors Group has been awarded a French government-backed socially responsible investment (SRI) label for a high yield bond fund. It is the first time the label has been awarded to a high yield fund.
European ETF platform HANetf has made two senior hires to newly-created roles.
Guernsey’s funds industry was on track for a more than 8% jump in assets by the end of 2017.
A number of mega fund closures made 2017 a record-breaking year for the private capital industry, even though total fund closures declined from 2016.
SecuritIes lending is an activity that matters for Ucits funds, especially ETFs. These cheap index trackers have been predicted to use revenues from securities lending so they can drop their fees to zero for some of the more common asset classes.
There are concerns that a new regulation will reduce the appetite of Ucits funds to lend their assets. Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the SFTR and how vendors might help.
As Catherine Lafferty reports, it looks like 2017 will go down as a positive year for hedge fund asset gathering and returns.
Our specialist panel looks at securities lending from the point of view of Ucits fund managers, considering the hurdles and the benefits.
