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Swiss Bank Eyes Global Equities Through Quant and Options Overlay Funds

Report: Systematic Strategies

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Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – A Swiss private bank is seeking to allocate a minimum of €20 million to a fund specializing in global equities through a quantitative approach, along with an additional €20 million to a long-biased global equities fund incorporating options overlay. The deadline for the two separate requests for proposal (RPFs) is set for the end of May.

Search Criteria for Global Equity – Long Biased:

  • Universe: Listed Global Equities, e.g. ACWI, World or similar
  • Performance criteria (Hard restrictions):
    • ITD net excess return ≥ 2.5% p.a.
    • 3Y rolling excess return ≥ -1% p.a.
    • Tracking error ≤ 5% p.a.
  • Style:
    • Quantitative Long biased (Hard restriction)
  • Instrument allowed: Equities and equity derivatives

Search Criteria for Global Equity – Long Biased with Option Overlay:

  • Universe: Listed Global Equities, e.g. ACWI, World or similar
  • Performance criteria (Hard restrictions):
    • ITD net excess return ≥ 2.5% p.a.
    • 3Y rolling excess return ≥ -1% p.a.
    • Tracking error ≤ 5% p.a.
  • Style:
    • Long biased with option overlay (Hard restriction)
  • Instrument allowed: Equities and equity derivatives

Other criteria (Hard restrictions) – Applies to both RFPs:

  • Company AUM: minimum $500M
  • Strategy AUM: Minimum $50M (Composite)
  • Track record minimum 3 years (Composite)
  • No PM change within the past 3 years

Investment vehicle – Applies to both RFPs:

  • The fund will be a sub-fund of an existing UCITS ICAV.
  • Fund domicile/structure/Base currency is flexible, including off-shore vehicles. 

Process outline – Applies to both RFPs:

  • Shortlisting during Q2
  • Implementation Q3

Performance data – Applies to both RFPs:

  • E.g. USD, EUR, CHF net of fees

Deadline – Applies to both RFPs:
May 29, 2024 (Cut-off: Midnight CET, Expiry date inclusive)

To review the search and apply, asset managers need to register here on globalfundsearch.com

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Eugeniu Guzun
Eugeniu Guzun
Eugeniu Guzun serves as a data analyst responsible for maintaining and gatekeeping the Nordic Hedge Index, and as a journalist covering the Nordic hedge fund industry for HedgeNordic. Eugeniu completed his Master’s degree at the Stockholm School of Economics in 2018. Write to Eugeniu Guzun at eugene@hedgenordic.com

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