Hedge Fund Awards 2016

Hedge Fund Awards 2016 57 A global investment manager and one of the nation’s largest, with $351 billion in assets under management, Fed- erated Investors is a financial pioneer. Known for both stability and innovation, it always has taken the long view, believing that diligently doing business the right way over time will present the opportunity for growth. Headquartered in Downtown Pittsburgh with operations in four states and five countries, Federated has honed its disciplined investment process over a half-century to deliver style-consistent investment products, including 129 domestic and international equity, fixed-income and money market funds, as well as a variety of separately managed accounts. Federated’s investment solutions span domestic and international equity, fixed income, alternative and money market strategies, with a diversified product line that is distributed through more than 8,400 financial intermedi- aries and institutions who assist investors in meeting their unique objectives. John F. Donahue and Richard B. Fisher, two former high school classmates, founded Federated with the assis- tance of outside legal counsel Thomas J. Donnelly. The entrepreneurial spirit of these three men helped build what Federated has become today and is reflected in the company’s early entry into alternative strategies. Although the concept of alternative products as a “fourth asset class” is relatively new to investors, Federated has had a focus on such products for more than 15 years. We believe investors can benefit by diversifying their portfolios beyond traditional asset classes as a way to potentially reduce volatility without sacrificing long-term returns. Federated’s approach to alternatives Active risk management and risk-versus-reward analysis are the guiding principles of Federated’s alternative in- vestment approach. This investment discipline includes bottom-up fundamental security and industry research paired with top-down credit, global macro insights, market liquidity and policymaking analysis, and the daily use of downside risk management techniques. Federated’s alternatives/managed-risk team oversees a series of managed-risk strategies, including the award-winning Federated Managed Volatility Fund II, which pursues current income and long-term growth. The fund seeks to manage portfolio volatility by using equity index futures, targeting an annualized fund volatility of approximately 10%. It also provides a highly diversified approach to income, investing in high-yielding stocks of undervalued mid- to large-cap companies that are likely to maintain and increase their dividends and in a range of fixed-income sectors that include U.S. government, investment-grade and high-yield corporate, mort- gage-backed, international developed and emerging-market bonds. Federated’s stable of alternative funds and products also includes managed risk, trade-finance and absolute return strategies. For more information, please feel free to visit our website, FederatedInvestors.com. Company: Federated Investors Web: www.federatedinvestors.com