UCITS
Cohen & Steers launches global preferred securities fund
US-based investment manager Cohen & Steers will launch a Sicav global preferred securities fund, a sub-fund of its existing Luxembourg Ucits platform, in mid-May.
Fixed Income | 20 Apr 17
Strong demand sees UBS cut fees on inflation-protected ETF range
UBS Asset Management has cut the fees on its new exchange traded funds (ETFs) which track a benchmark index for US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (Tips) after recording $470m (£366.4m) of inflows in less than seven months.
Commodities | 18 Apr 17
Investors keep pouring money into commodities
European investors have increased their commodity exposure by investing $1.3bn (£1bn, €1.2bn) in broad commodity ETFs in 1Q17, this compares with $1.8bn invested in the whole of 2016, according to figures from ETF provider Source.
China’s Harvest Global launches its first Ucits fund
Harvest Global Investments (HGI), the international arm China’s Harvest Fund Management, has launched its first Ucits-compliant sub-fund, Harvest China Evolution Equity Fund.
Luxembourg shuns ‘aggressive’ Brexit plan to attract UK firms
Luxembourg, the largest domicile for Ucits funds, will not engage in a “race to the bottom” to lure UK-based asset managers that want to maintain their passporting rights when Britain leaves the EU, according to Anouk Agnes, deputy director general of the Association of Luxembourg Fund Industry (Alfi).