Alternatives
Alternatives | 17 Mar 16
Replacing fixed income with equity market-neutral – a dangerous idea
Some investors replace part of their fixed income holdings with market-neutral equity. Though these funds are supposedly uncorrelated to the equity market, it’s better to choose a diversified approach, argues Rui Machado, alternative investments director at IM gestao de ativos in Lisbon.
Alternatives | 7 Mar 16
BlackRock launches factor-based absolute return Ucits
BlackRock has launched a style-factor driven multi-asset absolute return fund in a bid to provide investors with new sources of positive absolute return.
Alternatives | 4 Mar 16
BNPIP Equity World Aqua gets new sterling share class
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has launched a sterling share class for its L1 Equity World Aqua Fund in response to greater demand from UK institutional and wholesale clients.
Alternatives | 4 Mar 16
Financing the energy revolution: the role of loan funds
Craig Reeves, founder of Prestige Asset Management gives his view on how loan funds, a relatively new type of asset class, can benefit from government subsidies for rural energy schemes.
Alternatives | 26 Feb 16
RWC refocuses global long/short Ucits fund on Asia
RWC Partners is changing the name and mandate of its Global Innovation Absolute Alpha fund.