Why invest ?

Six good reasons for investing in the Absolute Return Fund Trust

1. Secured investments

The Fund intensively uses Alternative strategies that are not correlated with stock or bond markets, and is therefore not subject to the inherent risks of standard investments, which are dependant upon stock market variations. On the contrary, the Fund can benefit from a falling market. This was verified in several instances in the last years, such as during the March 2000 drop in the stock market, which generated excellent management performances.

In a sometimes unpredictable financial world, your investments are secure.

2. A range of state-of-the-art technologies

The fund consistently employs some 15 techniques, such as :

• Arbitration on convertibles and exchange rates
• Use of futures contracts (managed futures and options)
• Long/short equities
• Mortgage-backed securities
• Fixed income-high yield
• Event driven
• Merger arbitrage, etc.

These markets are open round-the-clock, seven days a week, unlike traditional markets which are closed on weekends and are much larger, like the currency market (FOREX), which has 50 times more daily transactions than the Dow Jones.

Utilization of these different techniques and the presence in real time on different markets allows the Fund to achieve consistently excellent results.

3. Monthly liquidity

Contrary to long-term investments, such as life insurance, real estate or farming, the Fund has the advantage of having a monthly liquidity.

4. Exceptional performance

By aiming for an absolute annual performance of 7% to 9%, the Fund performs far better than most standard investments.

These performances are a result of our low fixed and proportional management costs, which are as much as eight times less than those found on the market.

They are also the result of our rigorous selection of sub-funds and negotiation of the terms and conditions of their access, therefore eliminating the accumulation of structural costs, proper to Fund of Funds (FOF).

The diversification of markets and the management techniques employed ensure more stability (ten-times less volatile than standard management funds) and greater profits for the investor.

5. Protection of the investor

Since Canada is a member country of the OECD, the Canadian Central Bank applies the IMF’s norms and directives with regard to money laundering and protection of the investor.

6. Accessibility

Contrary to the high minimum investments usually required for alternative management, the Absolute Return Fund Trust is open to a greater number of investors with a low minimum, thereby not limiting this lucrative management to institutional investors only, as is often the case.