Ucits

Specialist investment house Newscape Capital Group is readying the launch of a global spin-off fund aiming to take advantage of businesses going through demergers.

GAM has unveiled the GAM Star Credit Opportunities fund, a UCITS III corporate credit fund that will drive returns through investing in undervalued, US dollar-denominated corporate credit.

RWC Partners is to launch a hedge fund for Peter Allwright and Stuart Frost to replicate the strategy of the Macro Trading Crescendo fund they previously managed at Threadneedle.

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GAM has opened its long-running US Equity fund to UK retail investors with the launch of a mirror fund.

GAM has expanded its range with the launch of a UCITS III emerging market equities fund.

GLG has bought its flagship European long-short hedge fund, managed by GLG co-founder Pierre Lagrange, to the UK market.

Martin Currie is to launch a global emerging markets fund as it moves the rest of its SICAV range to UCITS IV.

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