Research Review:  Examining the alternatives

Deirdre Keown | PortfolioConstruction Forum | 14 April 2011

We asked the leading fund research houses: What asset classes / product types does your firm include under the “alternatives” label? Why? How many strategies/funds do you rate in each?

Lonsec

Lonsec considers the alternative asset area to include the following three distinct groups:

1.  Hedge Funds Single Manager – Managed futures, global macro, event drive, multi-strategy and commodities funds. These funds are typically uncorrelated or have low ...