Hamburg-based alternative investment manager Aquila Capital has chosen Singapore as the new regional hub for its operations in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. 

Bedford Row Capital (BRC), a global non-bank structuring specialist, has launched an 18-month inflation-linked sukuk. The notes will be EUR, CHF, USD and GBP, denominated Insured Money Market Certificates (IMMCTM) and will be open to investment from 14 October 2020.

Qair, an independent power producer of renewable energy, has selected Greenbyte’s asset management platform to provide complete oversight of its renewables assets, as it scales and diversifies its portfolio.

Soaring debt levels across the world will keep interest rates at rock-bottom levels for years – or even push them into negative territory – and fuel a rise in boom and bust cycles, Aegon Asset Management has warned.

KGAL Investment Management is expanding its infrastructure expertise with the appointment of new Head of Energy Transition Infrastructure Thomas Engelmann, CFA, CAIA and Portfolio Manager Carsten Haubner, CFA. 

SEDCO Capital, a global Shariah-compliant asset manager, has received the highest possible rating by the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in recognition of the Firm’s approach to responsible investing and integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into its investment solutions. 

Following the launch of its limited capacity real asset whiskey fund in March 2020, Wave Financial Group has received its first round of investment from clients and has bought 1,000 barrels of Kentucky bourbon whiskey from the Wilderness Trail distillery.

Swiss Life Asset Managers has expanded its real assets product range to include infrastructure debt financing. 

MAPFRE and Abante, as part of their strategic alliance, have teamed with Australian financial services group Macquarie to launch a EUR200 million infrastructure fund. 

Frankfurt-based asset manager First Private Investment Management has established a new multi-boutique network, FP Investment Partners.