8 Jun 2010
Think Alternative Advisors, the London-based boutique investment research firm, has announced the launch of its TA Research Platform, a tool designed to provide investors with the research coverage, tools and insight to make better allocation decisions into Asian hedge funds.
The team also runs a virtual Asia-focused Fund of Fund which helps tie up all its research and provide clients with some additional allocation ideas.
Think Alternative uses its proprietary selection criteria to narrow down the universe of over 1,000 Asian managers to a select list of 50-100 preferred funds which are then covered on the TA Research PlatformTM. The partners believe that investors will find it infinitely more valuable to be guided by a select list of high-quality funds rather than a phonebook-type database.
Each hedge fund on the preferred list undergoes an individual investment due diligence combined with a review of key non-investment risks.
Kalis and Anderson have a wealth of experience in the Asian hedge fund arena. Kalis has researched, selected and invested in Asian hedge funds for both LCF Edmond de Rothschild and Banco Santander for almost a decade. Anderson has operational expertise gained from working at a leading Hong Kong based hedge fund and most recently performed extensive due diligence on hedge funds and fund of funds for Credit Suisse.
“We’re offering a true plug-and-play model,” said Alexander Kalis, co-founding Partner, “where our clients can directly access an experienced and fully operational Asian-dedicated Fund of Funds team through our online research platform.”
“We have found a way to slice and dice all our research in order to produce some really interesting products for the TA Research PlatformTM. These include reports that capture and compare the prevailing top down views, bottom up arguments and thematic investment ideas across Asia,” explains Eric Anderson, co-founding Partner.
The team also runs a virtual Asia-focused Fund of Fund which helps tie up all its research and provide clients with some additional allocation ideas.
Think Alternative uses its proprietary selection criteria to narrow down the universe of over 1,000 Asian managers to a select list of 50-100 preferred funds which are then covered on the TA Research PlatformTM. The partners believe that investors will find it infinitely more valuable to be guided by a select list of high-quality funds rather than a phonebook-type database.
Each hedge fund on the preferred list undergoes an individual investment due diligence combined with a review of key non-investment risks.
Anderson explains, “By performing an operational and business assessment of the funds under review within our selection process, we give our clients the added comfort that our preferred list consists of funds with a reliable setup as well as an interesting investment opportunity.”
“We still cover the established managers as they should be part of any portfolio investing in Asia, but the real opportunity lies in finding the new rising stars,” adds Kalis. “We spend a commensurate amount of time looking at new funds, meeting with managers and identifying funds that are under the radar but offer an exceptional opportunity.”
Kalis and Anderson have a wealth of experience in the Asian hedge fund arena. Kalis has researched, selected and invested in Asian hedge funds for both LCF Edmond de Rothschild and Banco Santander for almost a decade. Anderson has operational expertise gained from working at a leading Hong Kong based hedge fund and most recently performed extensive due diligence on hedge funds and fund of funds for Credit Suisse.
