With an eye to investors wishing to capitalise from current market turmoil, Man Investments today launched the Man AP Stratum Index Notes, an investment product with the ability to perform in both rising and falling markets.
The Man AP Stratum Index Notes targets medium term growth in excess of 10% per annum, regardless of how markets fare.
The key to the market independence of Man AP Stratum Index Notes lies in the broad diversity of the index it is referenced to. The index combines over 50 complementary hedge fund managers with the AHL Institutional Programme, which is itself diversified across more than 120 global markets. The result is a spread of investment over a wide range of trading strategies, markets and countries.
The investment strategy is well-proven. It builds on the success of Man-AP Stratum Ltd which has achieved an annualised return of 13% at relatively low levels of risk from 22 October 1999 to 31 December 2007. Its ability to perform during rising and falling markets has been especially beneficial to investors wishing to diversify a traditional portfolio of stocks, property and bonds.
Extra security is offered by 100% capital protection provided by Citibank International plc. The capital protection has the potential to increase in value by progressively locking in a portion of the profits during the lifetime of the product .
“When markets are shaky the real strengths of AP Stratum is its ability to maximise opportunities for profit and spread risk over a range of markets and strategies. The product performed very well during previous corrections in global markets and the core AHL investment approach has a history of performing during stock market corrections over the last 20 years,” says John Morrison, CEO, Man Investments.