Asia is an incredibly diverse region in terms of markets and economies, representing an exciting opportunity for investors.
As a whole, Asia’s economies have significantly improved since the late 1990s. Many countries in the region are experiencing strong GDP growth, especially the key economies of China and India, which continue to grow at rates exceeding those of the US and Western Europe. Japan’s economy is recovering from a protracted downturn, while South-East Asian economies are undergoing structural reform resulting in a generally more robust financial sector within that part of the region.
However, less mature Asian equity markets are characterised by market inefficiencies, which are less prevalent in more developed economies, and market volatility, by virtue of their high rates of retail and foreign share ownership.
It is these market conditions that provide a unique opportunity for absolute return strategies and quantitative investment techniques, like those employed by the MQ Asia Long Short Fund.
MQ Asia Long Short Fund
The MQ Asia Long Short Fund aims to achieve absolute returns with lower risk than the
Asia-Pacific markets. It gives investors an opportunity to profit from inefficiency and volatility in these markets, using MQ Specialist Investment Management's ("MQ's") quantitative expertise.
Key benefits:
The MQ Asia Long Short Fund gives you:
diversified Asia-Pacific equity market exposure
the potential to acheive absolute returns with lower risk than the Asia-Pacific markets
an investment that may have low correlation to traditional investments, like shares
an investment with an Asian quantitative specialist, MQ, within the Macquarie Group.
Who should invest:
The MQ Asia Long Short Fund might suit individuals, self managed super funds, companies or
trusts who:
want exposure to the opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region
are looking for an investment with the potential to profit in a variety of market conditions
want to diversify their total portfolio by investing in alternative assets
want the potential for income from their investment
This general advice is provided by MQ Portfolio Management Limited ABN 55 092 552 611 (“MPML”), the responsible entity and issuer of the MQ Asia Long Short Fund ("the Fund"). It does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider the appropriateness of this advice having regard to these matters, and read the Product Disclosure Statement (“PDS”), before making any investment decision. The PDS is available from here.
Macquarie Group, its employees and officers may act in different, potentially conflicting, roles in providing the financial services referred to in this general advice. The Macquarie Group has conflict of interest policies which aim to manage conflicts of interest. Macquarie will receive remuneration and pay commission to introducing advisers as described in the PDS.
The distribution of this information in jurisdictions outside Australia may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession the information comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the laws of an applicable jurisdiction.
Investments in the Fund are not deposits with or liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 (“Macquarie”) or any Macquarie Group company and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and capital invested. None of Macquarie or any other Macquarie Group company guarantees the performance of the Fund, the repayment of capital from the Fund or any particular rate of return.
Information is current at 30 April 2008 and may change without notice.
