Investment
Alternatives | 18 Jan 17
Columna Commodities Fund suspends redemptions
The Columna Commodities Fund, which “officially” invested in a range of commodity-linked assets, has suspended redemptions due to a failure to liquidate two of its investments.
JP Morgan AM adds Europe high yield short duration bond fund
JP Morgan Asset Management has launched a Ucits fund for investors looking to maintain their holdings in fixed income and limit their exposure to rising rates, while still achieving a reasonable level of income in the current low interest rate environment.
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.
Ex-Harlequin accountants appeal $11.6m UK court order
UK accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy is appealing against recent a High Court judgement ordering it to pay $11.6m (£9.5m, €10.8m) to Harlequin Property SCG, the company behind the stricken £400m fund.