GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – US-based asset management company, Refco Alternative Investments, and Swiss-based commodity operator, Diapason Commodities Management, announced Thursday they are teaming-up to better distribute investment products geared for the Rogers International Commodities Index in Europe.
RAI focuses on managed futures and foreign exchange strategies and has offices in London, Geneva, Hong Kong and throughout the United States.
Jim Rogers, who designed the Rogers International Commodities Index in anticipation of a long-term bull market in commodity prices, co-founded Diapason with Lionel Motiere and Stephan Wrobel in 2003. Diapason distributes investment products designed around agriculture, metals and energy.
Motiere, Diapason chairman, said in a statement that RAI has a long-standing expertise in futures, derivates and commodities, making them an ideal partner.
“The alliance with REFCO and RAI is founded on our combined experience in commodities and solidified by a shared vision of innovation in product creation and distribution on a global basis,” Motiere said.