EEA Today
Today the EEA group manages or advises funds with over $1.3bn of assets within four distinct asset classes.Hedge Funds
EEA manages one hedge fund, the EEA Select Opportunities Fund. This has a long bias and invests in small and medium sized companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange.
Carbon & Environment
EEA is the investment advisor to Trading Emissions PLC which is quoted on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Trading Emissions invests in carbon credits and related investments to give exposure to the carbon price and as at 31st December 2009 had an unaudited net asset value of £367m.
To find and manage environmental and carbon assets, the EEA group has offices in London, Washington DC, Beijing and Ireland. EEA also has representatives in Lima and Singapore.
Life Settlements
As at 30 November 2011 the EEA Life Settlements Fund had assets under management of $948m. The Fund purchases US life insurance policies in return for an enhanced payment above its surrender value. It provides investors with access to an asset class historically uncorrelated to traditional investment markets and aims to provide a benchmark 8% annual net return on a stable long-term basis with a target annual net return of 9% to 10%.
CTA / Managed Futures
The EEA Futures Program uses a proprietary trend following model to invest in a wide range of commodity and financial futures markets. By statistically analysing the markets within its investment universe the model determines entry and exit points for investments. The diversification of markets in which it invests and the mixture of long and short positions means risk is controlled and the manager monitors overall risk within the portfolio.
