-- To provide a complete "3-in-1" portfolio solution for investors
that features:
1. Appropriate exposure to a mix of key risk factor
exposures (betas) driven by PIMCO's investment process
and analytics
2. Relative value strategies (alpha) that seek to
enhance returns across multiple domestic and international
dimensions
3. "Tail risk" hedges that seek to proactively protect against
the adverse impact of shocks, which may occur in the fluid
and evolving global economy
-- To offer an absolute return oriented allocation within a broader
portfolio
-- To incorporate PIMCO's forward-looking assessment of global
economic activity and financial conditions
"We know from experience that investors across Asia have a wide variety of
risk and return objectives," said Douglas Hodge, Managing Director of
PIMCO, Asia Pacific. "Currency can be a critical dimension in investment
decisions. This strategy's '3-in-1' approach, seeking enhanced returns
while providing tail-risk hedges, can be tailored to those unique
preferences of our clients in the Asia-Pacific region."
"The Global Multi-Alpha Strategy is designed to tap into PIMCO's complete
views across risk exposures and asset classes globally. It is an important
part of the firm's continued evolution as a provider of global investment
solutions for clients," Mr. El-Erian added.
About PIMCO
PIMCO, founded in 1971, is a global investment management firm serving
institutional and retail investors worldwide, with offices in London,
Amsterdam, Munich, Toronto, New York, Newport Beach, Singapore, Sydney,
Hong Kong and Tokyo. PIMCO is owned by Allianz Global Investors, a
subsidiary of the Munich-based Allianz Group.
Over the last twelve months, PIMCO has won a number of prestigious awards
including Fixed Income Provider of the Year at the Global Pensions Awards
and two Awards for Investment Excellence by Global Investor, one in the
Global and one in the US Fixed Income category. Co-CIO and founder Bill
Gross and his team were awarded the Fixed Income Manager of the Year award
by Morningstar for the third time in a decade, the first asset manager to
achieve this. In October 2008, Co-CEO and Co-CIO Mohamed El-Erian's book,
"When Markets Collide," won the 2008 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs
Business Book of the Year Award.
About PIMCO Asia:
PIMCO Asia Limited and PIMCO Asia Pte Ltd are part of the PIMCO Group. With
more than $64 billion of assets managed or serviced out of the Asia-Pacific
region, and more than $790 billion worldwide, PIMCO is one of the world's
leading investment management firms.
Past performance is not a guarantee or a reliable indicator of future
results. Diversification does not ensure against losses.
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