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Category: Investments and funds. Country: Switzerland.
Alternative Investing Made Simple. ALTIN AG is a leading Swiss alternative investment company. Listed on both the Swiss and the London Stock Exchange, ALTIN is a multi-strategy closed-end fund of hedge funds aiming at generating stable annual returns in USD, with a lower volatility than equity markets. Due to its low correlation with financial markets, ALTIN is an ideal diversification tool for any balanced portfolio. What Are Hedge Funds? Definition. A Hedge Fund is an investment fund, a company or a private partnership that use derivatives and/or is allowed to go short and/or uses significant leverage through borrowing. Its manager has a significant personal stake in the fund and is free to operate in a variety of markets and investment styles. Industry participants estimate the number of hedge funds to more than 6,000, the majority of which are the result of private placements with specific investors, not publicly marketed. Most of hedge funds’ strategies limit investment capacity they are only open to subscription for short periods of time, and are offered only to known investors. Some have high minimum investment levels - some as high as $10 million. Many impose entrance fees or sales charges. Redemption is usually quarterly with a notice period and in some cases with exit fees. These issues restrict the accessibility of hedge funds, particularly to smaller investors. The rationale. The principal argument behind hedge fund investing is that great inefficiencies occur and will continue to occur, and therefore opportunities arise that enable investors to exploit mispriced securities without incurring excessive levels of risk. A key element is the talent of the manager to identify them and turn them into profits. Hedge funds aim to minimize directional market risk, while maintaining steady absolute returns. Hedge funds encompass a wide range of different investment objectives, strategies, styles, techniques and assets, offering a wide spectrum of risk/return profiles. The absolute return objective. The approach of hedge fund managers is different from that of conventional long equity managers. Hedge funds aim to achieve steady absolute returns over time with low risk, rather than relative performance against a stated benchmark index, typically the goal of traditional buy/hold managers... Best implementation. Investment in hedge funds is best implemented through a diversified portfolio. There are three ways to put this into practice: Self-managed. Discretionary account, or. A fund of funds. With the first option unrealistic for most investors (primarily on the basis of due diligence), and the second requiring minimum size of asset, investment in a fund of hedge funds is the clear route for small to medium sized investors. In addition to the risk diversification advantages, the other main benefits of investing in funds of hedge funds, or multi-manager funds as they are often referred to, can be addressed under a few main headings...
Address: Neuhofstrasse 8, Postfach 2262, CH-6342 Baar 2, Phone: 41 0 41 760 6260 Fax: 41 0 41 761 9223
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