Zurich-based fund of hedge funds manager Systematic Absolute Return is conducting a survey of the environmental alternative investment universe, an area that the firm says is generating ex
Zurich-based fund of hedge funds manager Systematic Absolute Return is conducting a survey of the environmental alternative investment universe, an area that the firm says is generating excitement among investors but also ‘bewildered scepticism’ among many professionals.
The survey aims to meet a growing need for a coherent framework for environmental investment analysis and seeks to move toward resolving debates among investment professionals on the size, nature and qualification of the environmental investment universe.
Within this niche universe, Systematic Absolute Return says, product development and market research have exploded over the past year as investment managers adapt a multitude of strategies toward the environmental sectors.
The firm estimates that there are currently some 120 hedge funds worldwide which claim to be ‘environmental’ as opposed to ‘socially responsible’, but there is a great deal of variation in the typology and definition of the universe, which the survey seeks to clarify.
The environmental investment market survey is designed to offer insight into both investors’ and investment managers’ views of a growing new thematic universe. Alternative investment managers, investors and other active or interested in the environmental investment theme may participate in the survey by following the link below:
http://www.formdesk.com/sar/environmental_investment_survey_press_release_hedgeweek
