Laurent Favre

RMB utilizes a combination of active and passive investment strategies for the traditional asset classes of equity and fixed income. They construct customized multi-asset portfolio solutions in a range of currencies across a range of asset classes. The firm invests in equities in the UK, the US, Japan and Pacific regions. They identify the client's risk and return objectives when constructing alternative portfolio strategies. They determine maximum weights for each hedge fund based on expected annual return and maximum monthly loss. They aim to optimize the portfolio using the weights constraints, the historical volatility, skewness, the volatility of volatility and the expected annual returns. RMB manages a number of funds of hedge funds across a range of regions such as North America, Asia, and Europe.