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 n September 14th, 2006, Lyra Capital LLC ("Lyra") became a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Structured Asset Management Americas LLC ("CASAM Americas"), a US holding company 100% owned by Crédit Agricole Structured Asset Management S.A.
Lyra, a registered investment adviser, provides the methodology programs used in, among other things, the creation of various indexes, including the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks. The Lyra approach focuses on:
- Separate Account Management;
- Daily Position Monitoring; and
- Daily, Weekly, Monthly Risk Controls and Oversight
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ABOUT CRÉDIT AGRICOLE STRUCTURED ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC |
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 ASAM
Americas, the parent company to Lyra and Crédit
Agricole Structured Asset Management Advisers LLC ("CASAM
Advisers"), is an asset management group specializing
in research and in providing unique risk/return structures
for corporate, derivative and index clients including:
- Multi-manager separate account based products;
- Daily performance reporting, comprehensive due diligence, daily position monitoring, ongoing risk management;
- Customized investment solutions offering flexibility in manager and strategy selection; and
The CASAM Americas
investment platforms are not directly accessible. The
platforms are embedded in the financial product structures
of investment banks, commercial banks and insurance companies.
In each area, CASAM Americas provides tailored solutions
for clients seeking to enhance or modify investment returns,
improve asset liquidity, and/or increase the efficiency
of portfolio administration. The basis of CASAM Americas'
innovative product solutions is a segregated managed account
platform where each separate account is ring fenced to
provide greater security and flexibility in product design.
The firm's investment philosophy is premised upon understanding
and delivering "style pure" investment returns
through separate accounts and style specific strategies.
Dedicated quantitative and qualitative due diligence teams
provide daily, weekly, monthly review and analysis.
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| Product Overview |
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| ABOUT CRÉDIT AGRICOLE STRUCTURED ASSET MANAGEMENT ADVISERS LLC |
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RÉDIT
AGRICOLE STRUCTURED ASSET MANAGEMENT ADVISERS LLC ("CASAM
Advisers") is an asset management group that
develops, markets and manages multi-manager hedge fund products.
CASAM Advisers is the investment manager to the Segregated
Accounts Company established over a managed account platform
where the assets of segregated accounts are insulated to
provide greater security and flexibility in product design
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 lternative
Investment Research & Technologies ("AIRT"),
an affiliate of CASAM Advisers, has partnered with the Center
for International Securities and Derivatives Markets ("CISDM")
at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to manage
and distribute the CASAM CISDM Database (formerly known
as the MARHedge Database). The CASAM CISDM Database, one
of the first hedge fund and CTA databases, began tracking
CTAs in 1979 and hedge funds in 1992. The CASAM CISDM Database
currently tracks quantitative and qualitative information
for over 6,000 hedge funds, fund of funds and CTAs, and
has been the standard in the industry and in academia for
hedge fund and CTA performance information and benchmarking.
Please visit www.casamhedge.com. |
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