UK asset manager Abrdn has officially reverted to the name Aberdeen, scrapping its much-criticised, vowel-less branding introduced under former chief executive Stephen Bird. The change was announced by Jason Windsor,…

Institutional investors are optimistic about fixed income hedge funds, with 63% expecting annual returns of 10% or higher, according to research from RBC BlueBay Asset Management. Despite these expectations, only…

The European Commission’s recent proposal to simplify sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), and EU Taxonomy Regulation has been met with…

London-based William Blair Investment Management has launched an Emerging Markets Frontier Debt Sicav fund. The fund will be co-managed by portfolio managers Yvette Babb and Daniel Wood, under the leadership…

Private equity investment in security technology is accelerating, driven by rising geopolitical instability and increased government defence spending, according to research. The security-tech sector has seen 191 direct investments since…

A decade ago, few even knew that MUFG was in the asset servicing space. Today, MUFG Investor Services, a division of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)—one of the world’s largest…

Paris-based Amundi, the largest European asset manager, has admitted 11 new Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) to trading on the London Stock Exchange. The newly-admitted ETFs will bring the total number of…

Assets in global ETFs industry surpassed those in hedge funds by US$10.33 trillion at the end of 2024, according to a data from the ETFGI consultancy. Assets invested in the…

UK crypto retail traders are betting on a Trump presidency to drive gains in the crypto market this year, with nearly 30% expecting returns of at least 30%, according to…

International regulators’ plans to make investment funds more resilient to liquidity shocks will be counter-productive and hamper managers’ ability to properly run their funds, according to European industry association Efama.…