Global Macro hedge funds

2 – Redwood worldwide Macro Fund (a mutual investment) which will be accessible to all people

What does Worldwide Macro mean?

Global macro funds implement opportunistic investment ways of take advantage of changes in macroeconomic styles. It is the least restricted of all the major financial investment types and is also known as a ‘go anywhere’ strategy that may possibly create positive financial investment comes back in addition to the path of money markets, the energy associated with macro economic climate or changes in the commodities period.

Why you should have worldwide Macro in your profile?

1. Equity correlations tend to be increasing considering globalisation and passive investing2. Variation advantages are decreasing

3. AIP believes Global Macro may be the only method where correlation diminishes during a recession

4. Improves risk-reward stability with attractive absolute and relative returns

Increasing Equity Correlations Around Global Markets

Correlations in the last years show growing passive opportunities and globalization. The development of index-linked investment products, including types and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), along with the quantity of amount driven by high-frequency trading, have affected correlation. Globalization, which is increasing cross-regional economic integration, was others aspect of the escalation in correlations. The decreasing equity variation benefit made diversified equity profiles more like large-cap U.S. equity portfolios from a risk perspective. Lasting diversifying properties have largely disappeared.

Increasing Equity Correlations Over twenty years
Resources: MSCI. Performance correlation shown for rolling three-year durations, aided by the very first period 12/31/90-12/31/93 together with final period 6/30/09-6/30/12. US large-cap equities tend to be represented because of the MSCI USA Index, US small-cap equities by the MSCI US Small Cap Index, European equities by the MSCI Europe Index, Pacific Equities because of the MSCI Pacific Index and promising market equities by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. You can not invest directly in an index.

Increasing Resource Correlations

Not merely have actually equity correlations already been increasing, but correlations have been increasing between a number of asset classes, including U.S. equities, REITs, products, large yield, and emerging-market bonds as shown below.

Minimal Correlation To Typical Resource Classes

Worldwide macro managers have the ability to generate comes back that aren't highly correlated to traditional asset courses. These reasonable correlation properties translate into diversification advantages when added to a traditional profile of 60% stocks and 40per cent bonds.
A Diversified Approach

While many financial investment techniques tend to be restricted to particular asset classes, international macro can look over the wide investment landscape and switch areas and devices when economic and marketplace disequilibria current tactical options. This gives them the capability to do in a variety of economic conditions.

Interest rates all over the world have been relocating comparable lasting styles. Perhaps the correlation between U.S. equities and several variations of fund strategies have actually increased as shown below:

Correlation various other techniques boost during time of crisis like 2008

Resources: Putnam, Bloomberg, on the basis of the Russell 1000 Index and Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Sub-Indices (Convertible Arbitrage, Fixed Income Arbitrage, celebration Driven and Distressed Debt)

Most Useful Danger Adjusted Return

Worldwide Macro (from 1997 to 2011) has received the best returns of most main-stream asset courses while experiencing the minimum risk except for US Bonds.

Most Useful Returns During Financial Crisis

International macro managers have historically carried out really during challenging times and certainly will help out with providing an even of security to a complete portfolio. Those looking for diversification and uncorrelated comes back to old-fashioned stock and bond profiles should very carefully think about the potential great things about including international macro resources within a more substantial investment portfolio.

Most Useful Risk-Adjusted Returns
Source: Altegris

Financial Meltdown

Looking straight back at 2008 financial meltdown, global macro techniques had been truly the only investment strategy which in fact made cash – as displayed when you look at the figure below.

Good Returns Through The 2008 Economic Crisis

Sources: Strategic Insight Simfund, Hedge Fund Research, eVestment Alliance, Ibbotson Associates, Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg LP, Cambridge Associates, National Council of owning a home Fiduciaries andEmpirical analysis Partners review and approximate

AIP Asset control Inc. could be the exclusive sub-advisor/Portfolio Manager towards the Redwood worldwide Macro Fund

Institutional-Style Management – Macro techniques were initially created for institutional and high net worth people. People at more modest earnings levels is now able to quickly access institutional style worldwide macro financial investment strategies in an RSP-eligible shared fund structure.

Redwood Global Macro Class, a shared fund for retail people.

Objective

Generate superior risk-adjusted financial investment comes back making use of a global top-down financial investment approach to discover options in global equities and fixed income securities. Skilled energetic management following a disciplined financial investment process and concentrate on risk management.

Why is this Fund different?

The Fund’s goal should produce superior risk-adjusted financial investment returns with reduced correlation to wide market indices making use of a worldwide top-down financial investment way of unearth options in worldwide equities and fixed-income securities. AIP has a focus on areas where capital is scarce and opportunities considerable and utilizes hybrid securities and structured opportunities in large growth organizations looking for money

Focus

A core portfolio of equities and fixed-income, reflecting the views of the investment team on current market occasions and macro themes. Another focus unique situations profile concentrated profile hybrid securities and structured opportunities in large development companies looking for capital.

Investor Profile

This Fund would work for people which:

Are looking for alternative methods
Are searching for a diversifying source of comes back
Are looking to go after growth options around the globe