LOIM expands alternative platform with new fund manager

Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has expanded its 1798 alternatives platform and appointed Alexis Maubourguet as manager of its new uncorrelated absolute return strategy for institutional clients. The new strategy is called 1798 ADAPT, which stands for Acyclical Diversifying Alpha via Parameters Trading. The aim of the strategy is to benefit from structural and random distortions of the derivative parameters (volatility, correlation, dividends, etc.) across the various asset classes (stocks, foreign exchange and commodities). The strategy should be launched in early 2020. Maub...