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The alternative investment universe covers many different areas of investing, including real estate, commodities, hedge funds, derivatives and private equity. These types of investments attempt to deliver positive returns regardless of market condition.

At Artemis, our specialty in the alternative investment industry lies in the area of hedge funds. While acknowledging the value of a traditional style of investing, we also believe that there are alternative ways to generate positive returns and add value to portfolios apart from long-only investments in equity and fixed income markets. As a result, we focus on the selection and ongoing monitoring of hedge fund managers who demonstrate a level of risk that is appropriate for the size of the returns they are producing.

The hedge fund industry continues to be one of the fastest growing segments of the investment industry. After all, against an economic backdrop that suggests tepid growth over the medium term, investors are restlessly looking to diversify their portfolios beyond the traditional "buy and hold" strategies of the past. Besides other alternative investments, hedge funds are a significant means of filling this new niche, in large part because of their low correlations to traditional strategies. Nevertheless, choosing the best hedge fund manager is difficult for the non-professional investor: not only is the universe sizable, but hedge fund managers are often hesitant to provide transparent information to potential clients, especially if these potential clients are unable to invest more than a few million dollars. This is where Artemis can help: owing to the size of our portfolios, the depth of our database and the number of quality contacts we possess in the alternative investment industry, we can navigate these rapids seamlessly, finding the appropriate mix of managers to best compliment specific exposures.