Fees and Compensation — Form ADV Part 2A (3/29/2016)
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Item 5. Fees and Compensation
Advisory fees are generally structured as either (a) a negotiated fixed retainer fee charged to a
Client or (b) a negotiated fixed rate (proportional to the size of the Client mandate) applied to
the principal amount invested under the mandate.
Typically, fees are billed and payable either monthly or quarterly, in arrears. However,
advisory and management fees may be billed quarterly in advance in certain instances.
Account Minimums and Types of Clients — Form ADV Part 2A (3/29/2016)
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Item 7. Types of Clients
The Adviser provides advice solely to institutional investors such as insurance companies,
banks, public pension plans, corporations and managers of private investment funds. The
Adviser does not presently provide investment advice to individuals. The terms and
conditions of Client agreements may vary depending on the type of services provided or the
type of Client, and these terms and conditions may also vary from Client to Client (See
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss).
The Adviser views each Client relationship as unique and therefore seeks to customize its
services to address Clients’ individual investment objectives, guidelines and constraints. As
such, the Adviser provides advice tailored to each Client, pursuant to the Client’s applicable
investment policy statement, or advisory agreement. The Adviser considers that each Client’s
account-specific constraints with respect to liquidity, diversification, or asset allocation and/or
prohibitions with respect to such matters as investing in certain geographical regions or
industry sectors, investment vehicles registered in certain jurisdictions, or certain types of
investment vehicles. When providing advice to Clients, the Adviser will consider all of such
constraints, restrictions and prohibitions prior to making recommendations.
Since July 2009, the Adviser has also provided due diligence and advisory services to
Deutsche Bank (“DB”) “dbAlternatives Managed Account Platform”. The Adviser conducts
research and produces due diligence reports in respect of the Platform’s hedge funds and their
respective trading advisors for DB and for clients of DB who are actual or prospective
investors. DB has also engaged the Adviser to perform certain investment advisory services
including manager selection services.
AUM Breakdown
Accounts
AUM ($M)
By Client Type
(a) Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
0
0.0
(b) Individuals (high net worth individuals)
0
0.0
(c) Banking or thrift institutions
0
0.0
(d) Investment companies
0
0.0
(e) Business development companies
0
0.0
(f) Pooled investment vehicles
0
0.0
(g) Pension and profit sharing plans
0
0.0
(h) Charitable organizations
0
0.0
(i) State or municipal government entities
0
0.0
(j) Other investment advisers
0
0.0
(k) Insurance companies
0
0.0
(l) Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
0
0.0
(m) Corporations or other businesses not listed above