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February, 2019
Hearthstone closes private equity fund with above target results
Hearthstone Investment Management Limited, an institutional investment manager specialising in UK residential property (private rented sector), has announced the final close above target of its 10 year closed-ended private equity fund, Hearthstone Residential Fund 1 (HRF1), with just over £200 million. The Merseyside Pension Fund and the Tyne and Wear ...
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February, 2019
Baillie Gifford launches unicorn fund
Scottish fund manager Baillie Gifford has launched a new fund for institutional investors that will target “unicorn” businesses, or new tech start-ups which reach a valuation of $1 billion will still remaining privately owned. The fund, called the Schiehallion Fund after a Scottish munro, or hill over 3,000 feet high, has been set up as a closed-end ...
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February, 2019
Tabula brings out high yield ETF for credit hedging
European fixed income manager Tabula Investment Management has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF), the New European Credit UCITS ETF, for investors looking to hedge their exposure to high yield credit. The ETF acts as a liquid instrument to hedge against the iTraxx Crossover CDS Index of 75 sub-investment grade names. Tabula said that the ETF gives ...
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February, 2019
Pictet alternative advisors adds direct real estate investment strategy
Pictet Alternative Advisors, Pictet Group’s wholly owned alternative investment company, is adding a direct real estate fund to its range of alternative strategies. The real estate fund will invest in European real estate assets and related companies across the full range of property sectors, including offices, residential, light industrial and student ...
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February, 2019
BMO launches global equity SDG fund
Fund manager BMO Global Asset Management has launched a global equity fund focusing on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), established by the United Nations. The BMO SDG Engagement Global Equity Fund aims to deliver long-term capital growth while also making a positive impact through targeted, impact-focused, active engagement with investee ...
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February, 2019
MPG launches hedge fund shares for downside protection
Asset manager Managing Partners Group (MPG) has brought out share classes denominated in euro, Swiss francs and sterling for its Vita Nova Hedge Fund, for non-US investors looking for protection against equity and bond market falls. The new share classes are in addition to dollar denominated shares. MPG said that the Vita Nova fund has had 47 consecutive ...
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December, 2018
Schroders brings out GAIA Helix alternatives fund
UK fund manager Schroders has launched a new fund, Schroder GAIA Helix, as a single access point for investors looking for alpha-generating strategies. The fund is designed as a liquid alternatives offering, giving access to multiple strategies, with a focus on long-short and long-only alpha equity strategies, offering a UCITS framework. The fund will also ...
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December, 2018
Impact manager BlueOrchard plans fund for Emerging and Frontier Markets
A Swiss-based manager specialising in impact investing, BlueOrchard Finance, has launched an impact bond fund for retail and institutional investors, using the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). BlueOrchard was founded in 2001 as the first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments, following a UN initiative. However, the Emerging ...
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December, 2018
Laven Partners and Fuchs AM launch Brexit Risk Partnership
London-based Laven Partners and Luxembourg-based Fuchs Asset Management are to set up an investment management platform for hedge funds, private equity and real estate fund managers looking to mitigate Brexit risks. The partnership between the two firms aims to provide integrated fund solutions for asset managers seeking to distribute alternative products ...
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December, 2018
EFA Group launches credit fund for Asia and Eastern Europe
Private debt specialist manager EFA Group has launched a Financial Institutions Debt Fund to provide credit to banks and financial institutions in developing areas of Asia and Eastern Europe. The new fund aims to raise $100 million for short- and medium-term financing to financial institutions in markets with strong GDP growth, shallow local capital ...
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