{"id":44574,"date":"2014-10-16T08:19:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T12:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=44574"},"modified":"2014-10-16T08:20:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T12:20:07","slug":"alliancebernstein-expands-its-liquid-alternatives-platform-with-three-new-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/10\/2014\/alliancebernstein-expands-its-liquid-alternatives-platform-with-three-new-funds.html","title":{"rendered":"AllianceBernstein Expands its Liquid Alternatives Platform With Three New Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/634310458813281250_launch-mutual-fund-business.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-44581\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/634310458813281250_launch-mutual-fund-business.jpg\" alt=\"634310458813281250_launch-mutual-fund-business\" width=\"163\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; AllianceBernstein&#8217;s hedge fund team has launched three new liquid alternative mutual funds, Credit Long\/Short (ALASX), Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund (ALATX) and Long\/Short Multi-Manager Fund (LSAMX).<\/p>\n<p>AllianceBernstein currently has a rapidly growing $19 billion alternatives platform. One notable success driver to date has been Select US Long\/Short (ASLAX), managed by Kurt Feuerman. The Select US Long\/Short mutual fund has raised more than $1.8 billion in assets since launching in December 2012 and ranked fourth in year-to-date 2014 flows in its category according to Morningstar Direct.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our liquid alternative strategies are resonating with investors because we&#8217;re providing them access to highly specialized funds run by leading institutional managers, yet with daily liquidity, transparency and risk management,&#8221; said Robert Keith, Head of AllianceBernstein&#8217;s Client Group. &#8220;We launched Credit Long\/Short and our Multi-Manager strategies to respond to our clients&#8217; demand for services that offer diversification from traditional stocks and bonds, while reducing sensitivity to equity and interest rate movements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Leveraging the expertise of AllianceBernstein&#8217;s credit investment team, which manages more than $130 billion in assets and integrated global credit research platform, Credit Long\/Short seeks capital preservation and low correlation to traditional asset classes, with the goal of achieving strong relative returns in rising rate environments, as well as a relatively modest drawdown experience in more challenged markets. The Fund will be invested globally in credit-related instruments such as investment grade, high yield, emerging markets, floating-rate loans, and securitized assets, and looks to manage interest rate risk by dynamically shifting duration: -3 and +3 years. The Fund will be managed by Ashish Shah, Global Head of Credit, Gershon M. Distenfeld, Director of High Yield, and Sherif M. Hamid, High Yield portfolio manager.<\/p>\n<p>AllianceBernstein&#8217;s Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund (ALATX) and Long\/Short Multi-Manager Fund (LSAMX) leverage the expertise of the firm&#8217;s $12 billion Alternative Investment Management Group. Led by Marc Gamsin and Greg Outcalt, the team has been managing multi-manager hedge fund and private equity portfolios for institutional clients and high net worth individuals since 1996. These Funds seek attractive risk-adjusted returns with lower volatility than that of equity markets and less sensitivity to stock and bond market movements than traditional investments.<\/p>\n<p>The AllianceBernstein Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund deploys investments across four strategies: Long\/Short Equity, Special Situations, Credit and Global Macro, and seeks to diversify exposure to quality top-tier managers within each strategy. The AllianceBernstein Long\/Short Multi-Manager Fund is a diversified portfolio of high quality alternative long\/short equity investment managers. Manager selection and portfolio construction will leverage a similar institutional-quality investment process that has driven the team&#8217;s hedge fund portfolios since inception.<\/p>\n<p>Editing by Alex Akesson <br \/>For <a title=\"hedge funds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:alex@hedgeco.net\">alex@hedgeco.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.Net<\/a> is a premier <a title=\"hedge fund database\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">hedge fund database<\/a> and community for qualified and accredited investors only. Membership in <a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a> is FREE and EASY. We also offer FREE LISTINGS for <a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">Hedge Funds<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York (HedgeCo.Net) &#8211; AllianceBernstein&#8217;s hedge fund team has launched three new liquid alternative mutual funds, Credit Long\/Short (ALASX), Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund (ALATX) and Long\/Short Multi-Manager Fund (LSAMX). AllianceBernstein currently has a rapidly growing $19 billion alternatives platform. 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