Ucits

THE BIG INTERVIEW

Vanguard Asset Management is lowering charges on a number of its LifeStrategy funds as the price was in passive investment continues to heat up.

Polar Capital has more than doubled its assets under management year-on-year, driven primarily by inflows into its Japanese products.

FOUR Capital Partners has soft-launched a European equity long/short fund after Sanlam provided seed capital for the portfolio.

iShares has launched three ultra-short bond ETFs and two short duration bond ETFs as investors seek out new ways to protect themselves if interest rates start to rise.

Neuberger Berman is to launch a manager of managers absolute return vehicle as discretionary fund managers look to re-enter the space for the first time since the financial crisis.

Ignis Asset Management has launched the Luxembourg-domiciled Ignis Global Macro Government Bond Fund for Russ Oxley, head of rates.

MULTI-ASSET

Q&A

ETF Securities has launched a service allowing asset and wealth managers to build and launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and ETF platforms.