The Lyxor hedge fund Index was up +0.8% in April, bringing year-to-date performance to +3.2%. Twelve Lyxor Strategy Indices out of 14 ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor L/S Equity Market Neutral Index (+3.9%), the Lyxor CTA Long Term...

iShares has expanded its European corporate bond suite with a new bond ETF focused on financial issuers.

EMEA Capital, an independent asset manager with offices in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, has appointed Can Uran as managing partner and chief investment officer.

Italy’s Azimut posted €307 m net inflows in April, with more than €260m attracted to the Luxemburg funds AZ Fund 1 and AZ Fund Multi Asset.

Italy’s Banca Generali has posted its Q1 consolidated results, with net profit of €35.5 million (-9% compared to the same period of 2012) of which €16.1 million attributable to non-recurring revenues.

Alternative UCITS funds registered the best inflows into the sector with 7.3bn inflows, according to data released by MondoAlternative.

Global managers’ search activity increased in 2012 as institutional investors looked to diversify their portfolios, pursuing opportunities in Global/International Equity, US Equity and Emerging Markets Equity asset classes, according to data released...

Geneva-headquartered Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has appointed Carolina Minio-Paluello as deputy chief investment officer to help build on the business’ pioneering risk-based approach to portfolio construction for institutional clients.

Deutsche Börse has launched a new “Market Data +Services” segment that combines its Market Data & Analytics unit with its external technology and connectivity services.

The Italian economy could start its gradual recovery in the second half of this year, but its GDP is likely to contract of 1.3%, according to data published today by the European Commission.