Lyxor Asset Management has joined forces with US-based alternatives specialist Kingdon Capital Management to launch a global long/short equity vehicle.
The Lyxor/Kingdon Global Long-Short Equity fund aims to provide diversification to investor's portfolios by investing across different geographies and industries, using a combination of long and short positions. Lyxor said the fund will seek to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns coupled with lower volatility than equity markets. The partnership marks the addition of the first global equity manager with daily liquidity onto Lyxor's alternative UCITS platform. Kingdon's investment team behind the new fund is led by five sector heads and supported by 20 specialized analysts. ...
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