Articles and Features

Dublin-based Bloxham has launched the Midas Global Absolute Return Fund, a euro-based fund targeting UK investors. »

NYSE Euronext and German bank Commerzbank have launched two exchange-traded funds on the Portuguese PSI 20 and PSI 20 Leverage indexes. »

iShares, the exchange-traded funds platform of BlackRock, has launched the first Euro high yield bond ETF offering investors a liquid and diversified access route to the European high yield debt market. »

A family of low fee Jarislowsky Fraser mutual funds is to be launched, subject to regulatory approvals. »

As traditional Hollywood studios struggle to assemble funding – MGM has been forced to postpone the 23rd film of the James Bond franchise because of debt problems – more and more financiers are looking to the independent film fund model for reliable returns, according to Guernsey-based tax expert Ben Tustin. »

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services has completed its acquisition of Premier Trust, a provider of wealth management services, including trust administration, estate and financial planning, custody and investment services. »

Merchant Capital has launched a second tranche of the Merchant Capital Kick Out Plan: Emerging Markets, which offers investors exposure to Brazil and China. »

Financial services company BNY Mellon has completed its purchase of I(3) Advisors of Toronto, an independent wealth strategy company with more than CAD3.8bn in assets under advisement. »

Performance Trust Investment Advisors, an affiliate company of Performance Trust Capital Partners, has launched its first mutual fund, the Performance Trust Total Return Bond Fund. »

American Beacon Advisors, a provider of investment advisory services to institutional and retail markets, has added the American Beacon Evercore Small Cap Equity Fund to its family of mutual funds. »