Investment Approach

Depth of Investment Expertise
Our funds of hedge funds professionals have trading, operational, portfolio and risk management expertise and have designed a rigorous investment process to incorporate the quantitative, qualitative, legal and operational facets of fund analysis. From a top-down perspective, our funds of hedge funds investment professionals seek to position our funds of hedge funds to capitalize on market opportunities through focused research and allocation of resources. From a bottom-up perspective, they seek to build deep relationships with underlying hedge fund managers that are strengthened by our investment professionals' relevant experience in the financial markets, as well as our network of contacts in other alternative asset classes.

Discipline
Our funds of hedge funds operation focuses on diversification, risk management and downside protection. Each investment with an underlying hedge fund manager is subject to a rigorous investment decision process and incorporates sourcing new ideas, focusing on viable prospects, in-depth front and back office due diligence, manager approval and portfolio construction.

Innovation
Our funds of hedge funds operation seeks to leverage the intellectual capital within our organization and our strategy-focused investment teams to take advantage of synergies that exist within other areas of our firm to identify emerging trends, market anomalies and new investment technologies to facilitate the formation of new strategies, as well as to set the direction for our funds of hedge funds’ existing strategies.