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About the Absolute Return Portfolio Management Team

The Absolute Return Portfolio Management team, formerly K2 Advisors¹, is a part of Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions (FTIS). With extensive expertise in hedge fund investing, the team offers comprehensive hedge fund investment solutions, leveraging years of experience and proven capabilities in alternative strategies.

The alternative investments mentioned in this website may not be available to retail investors in Hong Kong.
1. As of October 1, 2024, K2 Advisors is now known as Absolute Return Portfolio Management Team which joined Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions (FTIS) in early 2024.

US$9.7B

Assets under management

60+

Approved hedge fund managers

30+

Years investing in hedge funds

Data as of 30/06/2025.

Serving a diverse client base

Long Standing Experience in Partnering With Clients

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Data as of 06/30/2025.
Percentages are based on assets under management as well as advisory and non-discretionary relationships.
1. Excludes customized portfolios of Registered Funds.
2. Some of the assets in the registered funds managed by the FTIS Absolute Return team may belong to institutional investors.
Source: FTIS Absolute Return Portfolio Management Team. Allocations shown are as of the date indicated above and are subject to change at the investment manager's sole discretion. Please see Important Disclosures and Disclaimers at the end of this presentation, which provide detailed information regarding information presented herein and form an integral part hereof.

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Glossary

Hedge strategies:

(also referred to as alternative strategies) use both long and short positions in markets. Some of the most common strategies are long and short equity, global macro, relative value and credit. Hedge Strategies appeal to investors who are looking to diversify their investment, in an attempt to minimize market beta returns while seeking alpha and risk-adjusted returns.

Correlation:

is a statistical measure of the relationship between two sets of data. When asset prices move together, they are described as positively correlated; when they move opposite to each other, the correlation is described as negative or inverse. If price movements have no relationship to each other, they are described as uncorrelated.

Hedge:

is the reduction or elimination of investment risk through the purchase of a complementary financial instrument, such as an option or futures contract.

Diversification:

is a risk management strategy that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. A diversified portfolio contains a mix of distinct asset types and investment vehicles in an attempt at limiting exposure to any single asset or risk.

Long/Short:

takes both long and short positions buying securities seen as undervalued and selling short others seen as overvalued, in the hope of outperforming the market overall while hedging against possible declines.

Investment risks

Hedged Strategy investments can be complex and require a thorough understanding of the underlying instruments and strategies.

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The fund(s)/ sub-fund(s) are notified for marketing in various regions under the AIFMD Directive. The fund(s)/ sub-fund(s) can terminate such notifications for any share class and/or sub-fund at any time by using the process contained in Article 32a of the AIFMD Directive.

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