Arden employs a disciplined and systematic four stage research-driven process that has been carefully refined over 15 years, in managing multi-manager portfolios which are designed with the intent of producing consistent performance results with low correlation to the global equity and fixed income markets.

MANAGER SOURCING

• Proprietary sources, referrals, professional & personal relationships
• Quantitative & qualitative screening of 8,000 + funds
• 2,500 + funds graduate to proprietary peer group database for further analysis

DUE DILIGENCE

• Over 1,500 manager contacts per year
• In-depth comprehensive hedge fund analysis and due diligence
• Extensive operational and risk management review
• Investment committee approval of managers before investment

PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION

• Bottom-up manager assessment & selection
• Top-down strategy allocation based on macro conditions
• Quantitative analytics & portfolio optimization
• Typical portfolio constitutes 20-35 managers

MONITORING & RISK MANAGEMENT

• Portfolio & manager-level monitoring & analysis
• Quantitative models used to analyze risk
• Stress tests, Value-at-Risk & exposure analysis
• Monthly manager reviews