QIC has made its first significant move to secure clients outside of Australia, with the opening of its Global Fixed Interest (GFI) Alpha Fund to international investors via a US dollar class of units.
The GFI Alpha Fund generates absolute return strategies across fixed income global macro markets and credit derivatives.
While traditional funds rely on their ability to manage physical securities, the GFI Alpha Fund actively manages the broadest possible global interest rate and credit derivative strategies.
The structure of the fund has allowed QIC to capitalise on global fixed interest markets by developing strategies generated through a disciplined researched based investment process, according to QIC managing director of global fixed interest Susan Buckley.
"Our investment process has helped position the portfolio to outperform in the face of extreme market volatility and stress," she said.
"We exploit the broadest possible range of fixed interest active return opportunities and underpin this with a transparent and disciplined framework to best control risk."
The other great benefit of the fund is liquidity and flexibility, Buckley said.
"By using synthetic fixed interest instruments we remain nimble and responsive which is vital in the current market," she said.
"The fund also provides excellent diversification for investors with low correlation with the major asset classes or other hedge fund or absolute return products."
