Man Investments, a world leading alternative asset manager, today announced the launch of Man Synergy Series A Ltd, a portfolio combining the strengths of long/short equity with AHL.
Patrick Merville, CEO of Man Investments Middle East Ltd, said: “Man Synergy Series A Ltd offers potential for strong performance across a variety of market conditions. Investors can thus enhance the risk/return profile of their traditional portfolio which is exactly what they are looking for at the moment.”
Despite the strong equity rally during 2009, a fresh wave of concerns surrounding the sustainability of a market recovery has arisen in the face of sovereign default fears and unsustainable government deficit levels. In this uncertain environment, it is important for investors to consider diversified, flexible and liquid investments that are capable of delivering robust returns over the long term as well as improving crucial downside protection during difficult market conditions.
Long/short equity is one such strategy that has the potential to meet these investment requirements. The strategy aims to profit from inefficiencies in equity markets using both long and short positions and has the potential to produce returns with high participation in the upside potential of stock markets combined with lower correlation during bear phases.
When combined with the strengths of AHL, a world-leading quantitative investment programme, a powerful synergy of two highly liquid and transparent investment approaches is created with the potential to deliver strong performance across all market conditions. The strategies exhibit two very different return streams which demonstrate a low correlation of 0.10 to each other and as such offer an excellent combination to bring together within a portfolio to improve the risk/return profile.
Man Synergy Series A Ltd offers access to these strategies by combining a portfolio of leading long/short equity managers with the AHL Diversified Programme. The portfolio is actively managed by experienced portfolio managers who dynamically adjust allocations within the portfolio to ensure that it is continually well-positioned to capture profit opportunities. Furthermore, Man Synergy Series A Ltd benefits from a non-capital protected income bond structure with a coupon of 8% p.a. .
