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Martin Currie completes PK Investment Management deal

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016
... market. Kirkby has also been appointed as lead manager of the Legg Mason Japan Absolute Alpha Fund - the Luxembourg domiciled UCITS fund. Andy Sowerby, head of sales and marketing at Martin Currie said: "This is an exciting milestone in the development ...

Lazard launches new alternatives fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... Lazard Asset Management has launched a new long/short European equity fund. The Lazard European Alternative Fund, which is UCITS compliant, comprises a liquid portfolio of around 60 European large and mid-cap stocks, both long and short, selected on ...

OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... Thailand. This is designed to build a regional trading structure which diminishes the influence of the European Union's "UCITS" regime. The central idea is that the Asian region and not Europe should benefit from the Asian region getting richer and older ...

Aberdeen launches $700m liquid alternatives fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... Fund (AASF). By using what Aberdeen described as an "Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) regulated investment structure," the AASF gives investors access to traditionally illiquid alternative assets, which the statement ...

Nikko announces Americas sales head, new products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... capability to meet the sophisticated needs of investors in the Americas." Nikko has also announced that it is launching two new UCITS funds this month that invest in global equities and multi-asset. These institutional quality strategies will allow sophisticated ...

Cross-border distribution low despite initiatives

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... impact. BNP Paribas Securities Services suggests that competing distribution vehicles designed for other jurisdictions such as UCITS will, however, contribute to cross-border distribution by local managers. "The UCITS vehicle no longer just provides ...

QIC extends partnership with Northern Trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... 2011. Northern Trust also provides fund administration, global custody and depositary services to QIC's Irish domiciled UCITS product. QIC executive director of operations and technology, Mark McDonald, said as the company continues to grow and diversify ...

Hedge fund growth problem not helped by new products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... surveyed (those with more than US$10 billion under management), 46% offer or plan to launch more registered funds, including UCITS, as a top priority; 32% are focusing on separately managed accounts; 14% offer or plan to launch sub-advisory capabilities ...

Australia's unit trust dictum is killing the funds industry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... small nation that has made pragmatic policy decisions to accommodate global funds managers by allowing fund managers to use UCITs, Cayman structures or other legal frameworks. Indeed South Korea allows fund managers to use six different structures. The ...

FSC Conference: Industry urged to prepare for Asia Passport pilot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... said that while the APEC scheme faces competition from similarly crafted ASEAN and Chinese schemes, as well as the dominant UCITS structure, the Australian government is working to achieve commonality between the schemes so that they might one day be ...