Hedge Fund Awards 2016

Hedge Fund Awards 2016 113 ~ Best Discretionary Alternative Investment Manager - New York Trigon was founded in 2002 by Ante Basic and Paul Mastroddi who have been co-portfolio managers without interrup- tion since the inception of the firm. Trigon’s flagship Discretionary Macro Program (DMP) trades futures and foreign exchange in a discretionary global macro style. Their typical client base has been fund of funds and family offices but they continue to attract increased interest from institutional and public pension investors. Patrick M. Hannon, Trigon’s Managing Director, outlines the fund they manage and their approach to man- aging risk and ensuring the best possible returns for investors. “Within the Discretionary Macro Program, we employ a top-down analysis of fundamentals to formulate investment themes expected to materialize over coming weeks to several months” Hannon reveals. “The Program consists of two strategies: the Short-Term Interest Rates Strategy which governs exposure to fixed income with a maturity of less than three years, while the Opportunistic Strategy sets exposure to long- term fixed income, foreign exchange, equity indices and commodities” he continues. “Risk management has been critical to the long-term success of DMP and consistency of returns since incep- tion. We use a strict “Capital at Risk” framework for the entire portfolio, while also constraining risk within both sub-portfolios (Short-Term Interest Rates & Opportunistic). Lastly, we have strict loss limits for each individual trade” Hannon adds. In such a competitive industry, Hannon explains how they differentiate their business from that of their competitors. “Our feedback from current clients, as well as potential clients conducting a due diligence review has been consistent in that they consider the industry experience of Trigon’s Co-Portfolio Managers to be a significant determining factor” he says. “With over 50 years of combined experience, investors find it very valuable that the primary decision makers have gained the perspective to observe market behaviour in variety of different cycles which can change quickly and without warning. For example; Central Bank interventions, exogenous geopolitical events, as well as volatility regimes that are much higher than the historical average or much lower than the historical average” Hannon concludes. Company: Trigon Investment Advisors Name: Patrick M. Hannon, CAIA Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.trigoninvestment.com Address: Wall Street Plaza, 88 Pine Street- 27th Floor, New York, NY 10005 Telephone: +1 646 368 9454