Man GLG launches long/short US equity fund under Corcell and Robarts

The GLG US Absolute Alpha Stratey UCITS fund

Mike Sheen
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Man GLG has launched a long/short US equity income fund with a large-cap bias co-managed by former RWC Partners management team Mike Corcell and Alex Robarts.

The GLG US Absolute Alpha Strategy UCITS fund, which will typically manage a portfolio of 60 to 70 stocks, has an investment philosophy based on three key concepts; investment cycles, changing themes and secular trends. Corcell and Robarts joined Man GLG from RWC Partners in September last year, having managed a US long/short equity fund together for ten years. Commenting on the launch, Corcell explained the management team aims "to generate risk-adjusted returns through various business cycles and our disciplined approach to bottom-up analysis which we believe has proven itself over ...

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