This August, we welcome Fairtree Asset Management to discuss the inner workings of a boutique asset manager and the challenges and opportunities they face compared to their larger peers.
Fairtree's Portfolio Manager Jacobus Lacock will join host Stephen Backhouse to share insight into the best way an adviser can include a boutique asset manager in their client's portfolio.
The ins and outs of a boutique asset managerWhat are the benefits of partnering with a boutique asset manager and what is the best way an adviser can include a boutique in their clients portfolio?In this webinar, we will discuss the inner workings of a boutique asset manager, the challenges they face compared to their larger peers, the opportunities that arise from being smaller, and how Fairtree manage these challenges and opportunities.We will also get some insight as to how Fairtree see the current global economy and where to after COVID-19. Fairtree’s Jacobus Lacock explains the current asset class positioning and return outlook within the Fairtree Balanced Fund against the backdrop of in-depth local and global macroeconomic insights. Under ‘normal conditions’, the fund aims to be fully exposed to growth assets i.e. equities and property, but just how ‘normal’ are the times we live in now and what does it mean for markets when conditions or stimulus is withdrawn down the line?
Fairtree Asset Management (Pty) Ltd is a South African investment manager that manages alternative and long only investment portfolios for a diversified selection of local and offshore clients. Based in Cape Town, our commitment to a consistent and sound investment philosophy has continued to serve our investors well since the inception of our first fund in 2003.Our expert team of investment professionals manage roughly R80bn in award winning portfolios in multiple asset classes, hedge funds, traditional unit trusts, and private equity.