AMP Capital has unveiled a new Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS platform that offers UCITS versions of its global listed infrastructure and global real estate securities funds to UK and European institutional investors.
The UCITS platform will allow fund managers to easily distribute their products across Europe and Asia to offshore investors.
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Additionally, the new UCITS platform has been launched with US$156 million in assets under management that will be divided equally among the two strategies.
AMP Capital said that the UCITS-compliant funds will follow similar investment approach and strategy as AMP Capital’s existing listed infrastructure and real estate funds.
The firm’s infrastructure and real estate funds will offer investors with access to a global portfolio of securities across regions and sectors. They have been added to the UCITS platform following an increasing demand from global institutional clients.
Louisa Yeoman UK institutional director AMP Capital said: "The launch of the UCITS platform with an initial focus on these two asset classes reflects the increase in allocations to alternatives, particularly real assets, by global institutional investors.
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By GlobalData"We are in advanced discussions with a number of institutional investors to support this launch and anticipate continued momentum as investors increasingly look for investments with the potential for capital growth and predictable, consistent, yields. We plan to add further strategies to our UCITS platform over time," he added.
As of 31 March 2014, the infrastructure fund has US$897 million in funds under management, while the real estate fund has US$5.9 billion in funds under management.
