What we do
Manager Driven Focus
IAM's focus is manager driven with a research and analysis process that seeks out the best of breed managers.
Transparency
IAM is committed to understanding the risks being undertaken by the manager and will only invest in managers that agree to consistently meet and explain their portfolio.
Preservation of Capital
IAM's active and pragmatic approach to risk control and the development of proprietary quantitative systems ensures that IAM remains vigilant in preserving capital.
Diversification
In order to ensure portfolios achieve low downside correlation to the markets, IAM dedicates detailed processes to ensure an appropriate level of diversification between strategies, manager styles and underlying market exposures.
Disciplined Framework
IAM's qualitative and quantitative processes ensure invested managers are closely tracked at each stage, with signals alerting IAM to any issues that arise or time lines that are breached.
Hide information [–]Customisation
- Portfolios are constructed to fulfill a client's individual investment objectives and to complement their overall portfolio
- Portfolio construction dictated by client guidelines including liquidity, strategy and manager allocations, regional diversification and currency hedging
- Flexibility to amend and modify investment guidelines to adapt to changing market circumstances
Ownership
- Clients have their own portfolio eliminating redemption risk at fund of hedge fund level
- Accounts are structured according to client's preferences eg. choice of custodian
Transparency
- IAM works in partnership with each client to ensure a complete understanding of their portfolio, offering education and access to key IAM decision makers
- Full disclosure of all portfolio holdings
- Customised reporting according to the needs of each client, including attribution and contribution analysis of each strategy and manager risk adjusted returns
Alternative Investment Strategies Ltd
- First listed fund of hedge funds on the London Stock Exchange (1996)
- AAA rated by Allenbridge on 10th anniversary in 2007
- Dedicated website with detailed fund information: www.aisinvest.com
| Investment objective | Invests in a diversified portfolio of hedge funds with the aim of achieving consistent absolute returns with low volatility relative to traditional bond and equity markets |
| Legal structure | Closed-ended investment company, listed on the London Stock Exchange |
| Date of inception | Dec 1996 |
| Fee structure | 1% management fee, 10% performance fee over LIBOR GBP 1-Month rate |
| Dealing | Daily dealing on the London Stock Exchange. No minimum investment (subject to broker conditions) |
IAM Global Long/Short Equity Strategy Fund Ltd
- Use as an active equity substitute
- Proven risk control through IAM's systematic and rigorous investment process
- Benefit from IAM's 21-year specialist experience investing in hedge funds – avoidance of hedge fund failures
| Investment objective | Invests in a diversified portfolio of hedge funds, in principally long/short equity strategies, with the aim of achieving consistent absolute returns with low volatility relative to traditional equity markets |
| Legal structure | Open-ended investment company, registered in the British Virgin Islands and listed on the Irish Stock Exchange. Available in US$, EUR and GBP |
| Date of inception | Jun 1995 |
| Fee structure | 1.5% management fee, 10% performance fee above a hurdle rate of 5% pa |
| Dealing | Monthly subscriptions and redemptions |
| Minimum investment | Initial: US$100,000, subsequent: US$50,000 |
IAM Trading Fund Ltd
- Proven risk control through IAM's systematic and rigorous investment process
- Benefit from IAM's 21-year specialist experience investing in hedge funds – avoidance of hedge fund failures
| Investment objective | The Fund aims to achieve consistent absolute returns with low volatility relative to traditional
equity markets. |
| Legal structure | Open-ended investment company, registered in the Cayman Islands and listed on the Irish Stock Exchange. Available in US$, EUR and GBP |
| Date of inception | Feb 2009 |
| Fee structure | 1.5% management fee, 10% performance fee above a hurdle rate of 10% pa |
| Dealing | Monthly subscriptions and redemptions |
| Minimum investment | US$100,000 |
