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Swiss-Based Firm launches Second Fund Of Hedge Funds

by Phillip Morton, Investors Offshore.com

29 August 2005

Swiss-based Systematic Absolute Return AG is set next month to launch the SAR Highland Fund, a $100 million fund of hedge funds which will target average annual returns of about 10%.

According to MarHedge, the SAR Highland Fund focuses on "niche, complementary, low-risk strategies" that are uncorrelated with each other. Initially, the fund's allocations will be approximately 43% global, 33% USA, 15% emerging markets and 9% Europe. The fund has a 0.5% management fee and a 15% performance fee.

With volatility of less than 3% without using leverage, the fund deploys capital across a highly diversified portfolio of between 40 and 60 mainly market-neutral strategies. It can allocate to both single managers and specialized funds of funds.

Systematic Absolute Return, which is run by Arne Schmidt and Michael Arndt, has more than $200 million in assets under management. The firm also manages the Stable Absolute Return Fund, a market neutral and leveraged fund of funds launched in October 2003.

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