Zeba Ahmad

Harcourt structures their portfolios following a thorough assessment of their clients' needs. They seek to understand long-term return expectations, risk tolerance, transparency requirements in addition to legal and regulatory restrictions. They are active investment managers. Harcourt employs a top-down strategy allocation and portfolio management processes in managing hedge fund portfolios. Their proprietary optimization investment approach is quantitative with a qualitative overlay. Their process evaluates risk and returns expectations of hedge fund strategies and incorporates strategic risk factors such as valuation and liquidity risks. Harcourt's risk management process commences before they initiate an investment. They apply their due diligence process to the prospective manager and fund selection. After selection, the hedge funds undergo monitoring with reviews of portfolios, NAVs, and risk exposures.