Morgan Stanley has partnered with Italy-based Kairos Investment Management to launch a new Alternative Ucits long/short fund under its FundLogic Alternatives platform.
Known as MS Kairos Enhanced Europe Selection Ucits Fund, the new fund will invest across a diverse range of European companies on an absolute return basis.
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The Dublin-domiciled fund, which focuses on pan-European equities, will use research capabilities and dynamic risk mitigation approach developed by asset manager Kairos.
It will invest across Europe with a holistic and diversified opportunity-based investment philosophy. The new fund is a leveraged version of Kairos International Selection Fund, which was launched in 2010.
Morgan Stanley’s FundLogic platform has more than $2.7 billion in assets under management and allows investor’s access to hedge fund strategies in a liquid and regulated framework.
Stephane Berthet, head of the FundLogic Alternatives Platform at Morgan Stanley, said: "Focusing on pan-European equities, this long/short equity strategy is a powerful combination of fundamental bottom-up research and dynamic management of the portfolio’s risk exposure. We believe it will strengthen our existing offering by expanding our coverage of the European region."
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By GlobalDataStefano Prosperi, chief executive officer of Kairos Investment Management, said: "The new Fund will enhance the risk return objective of our Kairos Selection Fund, providing a complementary offering to the unlevered strategy and thus allowing us to cater to the full spectrum of investor requirements.
