Sat, Jul 27, 2024
A A A
Welcome Guest
Free Trial RSS pod
Get FREE trial access to our award winning publications
Alternative Market Briefing

J8 Capital launches Global Absolute Return UCITS fund

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Matthias Knab, Opalesque:

J8 Capital Management LLP has announced the launch of their UI-J8 Global Absolute Return UCITS Fund, opening up their highly successful systematic investment strategy to an institutional as well as retail audience.

The fund is now open for subscriptions and scheduled to launch on 28th February 2018. The founder share class, which features discounted management and performance fees, will be closed after launch.

Dr. Tillmann Sachs, Chief Investment Officer and Founder of J8 commented: "We are delighted to launch a Luxembourg UCITS fund based on our profitable J8 Global Absolute Return Strategy and equally thrilled to be able to open systematic global absolute returns up to retail investors. This will help those investors seeking greater portfolio diversification and offer a new source of return that can be used in savings and retirement products alike.

It will provide our investors with exciting new opportunities help access attractive risk-adjusted returns. We focus on long-term portfolio protection and portfolio diversification, by bringing an enhanced CTA/managed futures model to market which is retaining exposure to commodity returns within the UCITS framework whilst excluding equity exposure. As PRI signatory, we incorporate ESG factors in our investment strategy and process.

Our profitable five-year audited live trading track record, of which three years are in the finalized strategy, validates our investment strategy desi......................

To view our full article Click here

Previous Opalesque Exclusives                                  
Previous Other Voices                                               
Access Alternative Market Briefing

 



  • Top Forwarded
  • Top Tracked
  • Top Searched
  1. The Big Picture: CTA focused on Chinese futures continues to shine[more]

    B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Many well-known CTA groups have been investing in the China onshore commodity futures market opportunity as soon as it was possible. And foreign fund participation in this market is growing anew. One among them is Eagle, which has been active in the field for over 30 yea

  2. Opalesque Roundup: Emerging market hedge fund gains accelerate as AUM reaches highest level since 2Q 2022: hedge fund news[more]

    In the week ending June 28th 2024, industry figures showed that emerging markets hedge funds gains accelerated through mid-2Q, leading industry-wide regional performance with c

  3. Gordian Capital platform expands into Hong Kong[more]

    Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Gordian Capital Hong Kong Limited, a unit of the USD 14 billion alternative manager Gordian Capital group, has been granted a license by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong to carry on Type 9 (Asset Management) and Type 4 (Advising on Securities) regulat

  4. Opalesque Exclusive: New convertible arb fund aims to do without old-school investing[more]

    B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: A new fund is revamping convertible arbitrage, one of the oldest hedge fund strategies, by adding a systematic layer to the common discretionary approach - where investment

  5. Other Voices: Will the tech boom feed the commodity cycle?[more]

    Reprinted with the permission of the author, Tim Pickering, founder and CIO of Canada-based quantitative investment manager Auspice Capital Advisors Ltd. Like many things within financial markets, the link between commodities and the overall economy and global stock markets is a bit o