The greatest challenges in the hedge fund business involve consistently identifying and accessing the highest quality hedge fund managers. New managers emerge and disappear. Strategies come in and out of favor. We focus on gathering accurate information and properly assessing underlying investment and business risk.
What sets Auda apart? Our edge includes a rigorous investment and analytical risk management process and an extensive network of manager relationships that we have cultivated since 1990. Our highly disciplined approach has enabled us to navigate successfully in such turbulent periods as 1994, 1998, 2001 and 2002 by focusing on detailed quantitative and qualitative due diligence that emphasizes:
High Quality Managers. We select managers carefully by applying a rigorous process to identify those with the proven ability to preserve capital and generate outstanding risk-adjusted returns in all market conditions. Our goal is to produce steady, positive returns regardless of market conditions with the appropriate risk allocation. We also look for managers with deep business infrastructures as robust as the trading and investment strategies they implement.
Diversified Portfolios. We build portfolios and accounts that are designed to be diversified by management groups, investment strategies and geographic regions. Adhering to this discipline helps us in our efforts to generate consistent, low volatility returns with limited correlation to traditional asset classes.
Risk Management. We seek to manage risk and exposures proactively by applying intensive risk management tools and systems, exercising sound judgment and diligently monitoring our funds. We work closely with our risk management partner, Risk Management Advisors LLC which has more than 25 years of experience in the field of risk management.