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The hedge fund sector

Our brochure Aiming for new heights provides further information on the latest developments in the field of hedge funds.

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Expertise in the field of hedge funds

We have more than fifteen years' experience selecting third-party managers. The close relationships that we have established with these managers have sheltered us from the crises that have hit various sectors.
 
We permanently monitor our clients' investments in hedge funds (see definition) and are always in search of new talent in the investment field.

In parallel, we keep abreast of the latest macroeconomic developments and of those on international financial markets, with a view to optimising the management of our clients' portfolios by distributing their assets between different hedge funds, the strategies of which seem most promising.

Experience has shown that hedge funds are an attractive investment opportunity for clients who are used to traditional strategies and that they make a significant contribution to diversifying and enhancing the performance of their portfolios.

By forming partnerships with experts in the field of hedge funds, we are able to select the most talented managers, to monitor their performance and to construct portfolios that are best suited to this unique style of management.

Hedge funds increase a portfolio's level of diversification as well as offering strong potential returns.

Hedge funds
Investors often consider hedge funds to be a type of "black box", associated with high levels of risk, but liable to generate high yields.

This is why new participants tend mainly to invest in long/short equity strategies, the investment style of which is analogous to that of traditional investments.
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Why to invest in hedge funds?
  
The myths and realities
A lack of transparency may be the origin of many false conceptions, many of which are still very much alive. We have drawn up a list of some of the most frequent myths and tried to explain why we hold them to be misconceptions.
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hedge funds: the myths and realities
  
The added-value of hedge funds
Hedge funds can help to improve the level of diversification of most portfolios.

There is a weak correlation between returns and the financial markets, which allows an increase in portfolio diversification and a reduction in the overall risk.
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the differences between traditional funds and hedge funds.
  

Hedge fund strategies