Neuberger Berman has partnered with Select Fund Services, an Australia-based provider of RE services for multi-asset trusts, to launch the Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi Strategy product to retail and self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors in Australia.
Known as Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust, the product seeks absolute returns via an active allocation to a select group of established hedge fund managers, diversified across strategy types and geographies.
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The fund has daily liquidity and invests through a managed account, which provides full transparency into the underlying securities.
Lucas Rooney managing director of Neuberger Berman Australia said: "The Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust accesses the investment expertise of Neuberger Berman’s existing ARMS investment strategy which has proved popular in the US and Europe, raising over $1.6 billion in funds under management in the past two year."
Alex Wise Head of Fund Services at Select said: "As responsible entity for the ARMS Trust, we are proud to be working with Neuberger Berman on the launch of this exciting new investment solution into the Australian market.
"Investors are increasingly searching for lower volatility investments that offer portfolio diversification with low correlations to equities and bonds, and ARMS has delivered on these objectives.
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By GlobalData"The Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust offers daily liquidity, with daily pricing, along with improved portfolio transparency, right down to the stock level. It also offers lower investment minimums than typical hedge funds.
"Because we invest ARMS’ assets in each underlying investment strategy via managed accounts, we have visibility on all underlying positions, which helps us to manage and control the risk as well as allowing us to share this high level of transparency with our clients," Rooney added.
ARMS, which was launched in May 2012, is run by Neuberger Berman’s hedge fund solutions team, including 40 individuals based in New York and London.
