Alternative Investments

Large segments of the investment universe across the globe move in tandem as financial markets have become more interconnected - exposing investors to higher levels of risk. In this context, investors around the world (both individual and institutional) have been increasing their allocations to alternative investments. Most have already made the decision to diversify their portfolios with alternatives such as funds of funds, hedge, private equity and venture capital funds, commodities and real estate- investments that can increase overall portfolio returns while diversifying and reducing risk. There has also recently been an increased interest in other "alternative" alternatives, such as structured products and their various derivatives.

In the continuous search for a positive, consistent and predictable Alpha, we strive to identify the most suitable and reliable solutions to boost returns, reduce volatility and lower correlations of assets in our investor clients' portfolios.

Products Offered

Our Alternative Investments team, comprised of professionals with alternative investment, cash management, equity, fixed income, investment banking and fund management backgrounds, has put together a group of non-traditional investment vehicles that feature high alpha products with low or zero correlation to most standard, core investments. These funds and products will typically be available only to accredited investors, at a minimum, and others will be available only to qualified purchasers. Some may have minimum investment amounts of $100,000 to $250,000, while others may be as high as $1 million (or higher for institutional investors).

Services Provided

We provide our fund managers with various services (including business development and third party marketing) to identify and attract the most appropriate investors for their funds. For our investor clients we have designed access to intriguing ideas in the marketplace, navigating between various alternative assets (such as funds of hedge funds, and individual hedge, private equity, venture capital and real estate funds, commodities, managed futures, real estate trusts and private equity transactions) and investment styles (e.g., long-short, global macro, event-driven, risk and value arbitrage and special situations).

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For more information, please contact:
Adi Raviv at araviv@nesec.com or 212.607.5428