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IMPORTANT UPDATES ON EVOLVING MARKET CONDITIONS AND STRESS ON BANKING SYSTEM

 * Quick Thoughts: Silicon Valley Bank failure ripples through the market
 * Making Sense of SVB's Collapse - 3/13/23 Webinar Replay
 * Fund Exposures to Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Silvergate Capital



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 5. K2 Advisors
    

INVESTMENT MANAGER


K2 ADVISORS®


K2 ADVISORS (“K2”) IS A GLOBAL MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT MANAGER WITH
EXPERIENCE COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF HEDGE FUND AND LIQUID ALTERNATIVES INVESTING.





OVERVIEW

Founded in 1994, K2 has a track record of more than 25 years of investing in
hedged solutions, including direct systematic strategies, to generate custom
outcomes that seek to provide positive asymmetric returns independent of
economic conditions.

K2 has set new standards for transparency, liquidity, and control in the hedge
fund industry. Proprietary analysis and risk-modelling tools blend the art and
science of manager research with asset allocation.

 


THE TEAM

K2’s management team and investment staff have extensive trading, investing and
risk management backgrounds. This experience is coupled with long-standing
relationships in the hedge fund industry and an investment philosophy based on
measuring, monitoring, and managing risk.

Experienced Team with Advanced Technology

Experienced Team with Advanced Technology

Client-Centric Culture

Investment team composed of deeply experienced hedge fund professionals
utilizing software developed and maintained by K2 Extensive experience
collaborating with clients to build portfolios
targeted specifically to their needs and preferences Long history of utilizing
proprietary holdings-based risk analytics with 100% manager participation in
K2’s transparency program


TEAM SNAPSHOT

Established 1994 Style Multi- and Single-Strategy Hedge Fund Portfolios
Investment Strategies
 * Insurance Linked Securities
 * Multi-Strategy
 * Long-Short Equity
 * Liquid Alternatives
 * Risk Premia & Hedge Fund Replication
 * Alternative Credit

Strengths 

 * Premier global hedge fund investor
 * Global presence with personnel in US, UK and Australia1
 * Rigorous manager due diligence

 1. Certain international personnel dedicated to K2 are employees or affiliates
    of Franklin Templeton.



Franklin Distributors, LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC. Prior to July 7, 2021, Franklin
Templeton Distributors, Inc., and Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC served as
mutual fund distributors for Franklin Templeton.




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