Equities
EI Sturdza launches actively managed strategic beta flex fund
EI Sturdza Investment Funds has launched a Dublin-domiciled Strategic Beta Flex Fund that invests in a globally diversified portfolio of equity funds and reduces volatility by partially or fully hedging the underlying market exposure.
RAM investments launches long/short global equity Ucits fund
RAM Active Investments, a Swiss-based private asset management firm, has launched a long/short global equities Ucits fund which aims to produce risk-adjusted returns, uncorrelated to broader market movements by investing in developed country stocks.
Trump bump may have long legs – a bull’s view
The so called “Trump bump“, which sent the S&P 500 index of US shares to new highs at the end of last year, has caused many in the markets to become fearful of further gains, but Raymond James chief investment strategist Jeffrey Saut believes we may only be in the early stages of a bull run.
Investor fatigue hits absolute return funds
Absolute return fund flows hit their lowest level in more than two years in November. Do the fading inflows suggest investors are losing patience with an asset class that is failing to deliver on its promises?
Man GLG launches pan-European equity Ucits fund
Discretionary fund manager Man GLG, part of investment management giant Man Group, has launched a pan-European Ucits fund for investors across Europe which will offer exposure to the region’s strongest companies.