Alternatives
Alternatives | 2 Aug 16
Malta-based Investedge Ucits Sicav offers new currency fund
Maltese-registered Investedge Ucits Sicav has launched its first sub fund, which is targeting 7-12% annual returns from trading in major foreign currency markets.
Alternatives | 19 Jul 16
Esma gives AIF passport opinion for 12 non-EU jurisdictions
Esma, the European financial regulator, has published its advice on 12 jurisdictions seeking passporting rights for alternative investment funds (AIFs) giving seven a clear go-ahead with five others getting a qualified approval.
Alternatives | 14 Jul 16
Luxembourg’s new alternative investment fund vehicle approved
Luxembourg’s reserved alternative investment fund (Raif) has been approved by the duchy’s parliament and will come into force three days after publication in Luxembourg’s official gazette.
Alternatives | 4 Jul 16
SLI suspends UK Real Estate Fund, property shares hit
Financial services giant Standard Life Investments (SLI) has suspended all trading in its UK Real Estate Fund following an increase in redemption requests, triggering share sales in property and asset management companies.
Alternatives | 15 Jun 16
An alternative view: why it’s the asset class of the future
In today’s era of low interest rates, stock market fluctuation, and economic uncertainty, most people are faced with either low returns or high risk on their investments. For this reason, interest in alternatives – with their ability to diversify investments, reduce risk and provide uncorrelated returns – has grown significantly in recent years, according to Ophir Gertner, founder of invest.com.