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Weekly UCITS News (Friday)

Central Bank of Ireland consults on regulatory regime for non-Ucits funds

The Central Bank of Ireland is to initiate a consultation on the Irish regulatory regime for non-Ucits funds.  The consultation will outline the changes to be introduced in connection with the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) in July 2013. The AIFMD has presented the Central Bank

AlphaMetrix and Decision Analytics announce product range plans

AlphaMetrix and Decision Analytics have come to an agreement regarding the initial Next Generation single manager product range. The final manager and strategy selection criteria involve a number of factors with the prime focus on the quality and performance of the track record and strategy specialisation. Next Generation Ucits funds

James Williams, Hedgeweek

Galaxy Asset Management shuts China UCITS fund, Smith & Williamson to launch corporate bond UCITS, ALFI responds to EU proposal paper on UCITS V, while alternative UCITS end June down 0.23 per cent

AsianInvestor this week reported that Joe Chan’s Galaxy Asset Management, one of Hong Kong’s longest running hedge funds, had decided to shutter its China Absolute Return Ucits hedge fund just 19 months after inception. The fund, which at the time was the first Ucits-compliant, China-focused hedge fund to be launched

James Williams, Hedgeweek

SGSS launches Ucits turnkey solution, Swiss & Global and Nomura both launch new funds, Multifonds revamps platform to support traditional and alternative fund structures

Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) announced at this week’s Fund Forum International the launch of a turnkey solution to enable asset management companies and independent managers to create, manage and promote Ucits funds. SSGS said that the solution was aimed at global managers who don’t want to create a Ucits-registered

Martin Bock, RBC Dexia

KII countdown: the global dimension

Key Investor Information becomes a reality in twenty days – and this is just the start. Martin Bock (pictured), Senior Manager, Funds Segment Strategy at RBC Dexia, comments… Fund managers beware. Short and concise documents that explain to investors the investment objectives and risk profile of a product – pioneered through

EFAMA Peter de Proft

EFAMA responds positively to latest ESMA consultation paper

EFAMA has welcomed the publication by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) of its Consultation Paper setting out future guidelines on UCITS Exchange-Traded Funds (UCITS ETFs) and other UCITS issues. Broadly speaking, EFAMA supports ESMA’s proposals in favour of increased investor protection through more transparency and additional requirements for

RAM secures mandates from two emerging European funds

Renaissance Asset Managers (RAM) has acquired the investment management mandate for two further Emerging European funds within Griffin Umbrella Fund plc with assets totalling USD116m. This development follows the acquisition of the Griffin Eastern European Fund with assets of USD252m, one of the oldest and best established funds in the

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