Aberdeen Asset Management has helped seed a liquid alternatives vehicle, offering access to a range of underlying strategies.
The Aberdeen Alternative Strategies fund, which has already attracted "significant" early investment from the firm's existing clients, has been constructed by its 18-strong hedge funds team, led by Russell Barlow. A pool of alternative investment managers will run dedicated mandates within the fund. It is designed to provide returns that do not rely on the direction of traditional markets, offering "positive diversification and improved risk-adjusted returns in a multi-asset portfolio", the group said. Daily liquidity will be provided by the vehicle's UCITS-regulated structure. The...
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