Investment Approach
  • Objective: absolute return
  • Investment in equity and equity derivative classes of Asia Pacific ex-Japan and ex-India assets:
    • Equity and equity related derivatives (OTC and listed)
    • FX exposure through options
  • Strategy allocation based on fundamental in-house research, which will be the corner stone  of the bottom-up approach, in addition to a multi-sourced information flow (direct corporate access and broker analysis)
  • Strategy allocation driven by name and thematic specific opportunities through a fundamental approach to the investment process, which accounts for external macro considerations
  • Volatility will be used to mitigate an uncertain market environment, as it will be a key investment criteria through the use of options as a means of enhancing alpha extraction and provisions of investment insurance
  • Investment team interacts on a daily basis exploring and debating both investment opportunities and related strategies so as to maximise the return versus risk profile of the portfolio
  • Active use of risk management to analyse the risk versus return profile of the trades along with a general assessment of the major risks embedded within the portfolio