According to Natixis, the Fund is intended to be an "all weather" product for investors seeking consistent returns from their bond portfolio through innumerable market environments and periods of high volatility.
The Fund, unconstrained by a benchmark, allows for tactical investments in a variety of fixed income securities aimed at preserving income while also offering a disciplined risk management process that seeks to mitigate downside risk.
Natixis said, the investment team may invest in a wide range of asset classes and security types to manage market risks – these securities include fixed income (government, sovereign and corporate), equities, currencies and securitized assets – as well as use long/short positions and derivatives.
The Fund, which was registered in the UK on 2 March 2011, is jointly managed by Matthew Eagan, fixed income portfolio manager with 19 years investment experience; Kevin Kearns, fixed income portfolio manager and senior derivatives strategist with 23 years investment experience; and Todd Vandam, fixed income portfolio manager and credit strategist with 15 years investment experience.
Loomis Sayles Fixed Income group chief investment officer Jae Park said the Fund is a sub-fund of Natixis International Funds I, an open-ended Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS III Investment Company, and is available in Euro and Pound Sterling. The strategy is also available as a segregated mandate.
