SAM is a member of the Stenham Asset Management Group. The Stenham Asset Management Group
includes the following five subsidiaries, which are wholly owned by Stenham Asset Management
Holdings Limited, unless otherwise indicated:
1. Stenham Asset Management Limited (“SAM”), which was incorporated on January 10, 1992 in the
British Virgin Islands, and redomiciled to Guernsey in November 2020, operates out of Guernsey,
Channel Islands, and is regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. SAM, acting
through its independent Investment Committee (“IC”), is the investment adviser to the Stenham
Funds and the bespoke (customised) segregated accounts.
SAM’s Investment Committee Members are:
Michael Fienberg, Chairman of the Investment Committee
49 Years Investment Experience, 28 Years with Stenham
Michael, born 1947, is the Chairman of the Stenham Asset Management Investment Committee.
Michael joined Stenham in 1994 as Managing Director of Stenham Asset Management and was the
Group Managing Director from 2000 until 2010. Prior to joining Stenham, he initially worked in the
life assurance industry as an actuary and later in the field of business finance and trading, both in
South Africa and in the UK after moving to the UK in 1988. He obtained his BA (Hons) in Mathematics,
Statistics, Economics and Econometrics from the University of Natal in South Africa. He qualified as a
Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, London, holds the Investment Management Certificate, which is
awarded by the CFA Society of the United Kingdom upon successful completion of the examination
program.
Catherine Griggs, Managing Director, Stenham Asset Management, Guernsey and member of the
Investment Committee
34 years investment experience, 22 years with Stenham/Montier
Catherine, born 1965, is Managing Director of Stenham Asset Management Limited and Stenham
Management Services (C.I.) Limited and is a Director of the Stenham Funds. She held the position of
Partner and Chief Financial Officer at Montier Partners LLP from 2000 until the Montier business was
acquired by Stenham in 2010. Upon joining Stenham, she was Finance and Client Services Manager,
and in 2013 was promoted to her current role of Managing Director. Prior to joining Montier, she
worked in the hedge fund industry as Group Financial Controller and later in compliance and general
management at the Gaiacorp Group. Catherine is a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) and
obtained a degree in Accounting and Finance (BA Hons) from the University of the West of England.
Simon Bourge, Non-Executive Director of the Stenham Funds and member of the Investment
Committee
25 years investment experience, 18 years with Stenham/Montier
Simon, born 1961, is a member of the Investment Committee and a non-executive director of the
Stenham Funds. He is also Managing Director of Bourse Trust Company specialising in company tax
structuring. After being called to the Bar in 1984 he established a series of successful professional
services businesses as well as developing a significant company law practice before moving to
Guernsey in 1998 to establish Bourse Trust Company. Simon has over twenty years’ experience in
company law and administration and is a non-executive director of several significant international
trading and financial concerns.
Further information on the Investment Committee:
Disciplinary Information
No member of the Investment Committee has any disciplinary history to report.
Other Business Activities
Other than Mr. Bourge who has interests in a Fiduciary business outside the Stenham Asset
Management Group none of the Investment Committee members have any business interests
outside the Stenham Asset Management Group for which they receive compensation and which
constitute 10% or more of their time and compensation.
Additional Compensation
No additional compensation is provided to any member of the Investment Committee.
Supervision
No investment decision is approved without full support and approval of all members of the
Investment Committee, in accordance with the Investment Committee’s Charter.
2. Stenham Management Services (C.I.) Limited (“SMSCI”), which was registered as an investment
manager in Guernsey on November 21, 2005, is regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services
Commission. SMSCI, as Manager of the Stenham Funds, outsources the investment advisory function
to SAM, which is the entity that makes the investment decisions for the Funds, which are then
executed by SMSCI.
3. Stenham Advisors Plc (“SAP”), which was incorporated in the United Kingdom on May 27, 1993, is
authorised and regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. SAP provides investment research
to SAM and is a distributor and a non-exclusive sales agent of the Stenham Funds in the U.K. and
other non-U.S. jurisdictions. SAP has its own Investment Advisory Committee (“IAC”), supported by
an extensive research and operational due diligence team, but it does not provide investment advice
directly to any Stenham Fund or other Client account.
4. S.A.M. (Mauritius) Ltd, which was incorporated in Mauritius on 6 February 2018 and is authorised by
the Mauritius Financial Services Commission. S.A.M. (Mauritius) Ltd was formed to market Stenham
Products in the region.
5. Stenham Ltd, which was incorporated in Israel on 6 March 2019 and is authorised by the Israel
Securities Authority. Stenham Ltd was formed to service a number of clients in Israel and to market
Stenham Products in the region.
6. Stenham Asset Management America Inc, which was incorporated in the USA on 14 April 2023 as a
local employment entity.
7. Stenham SA (Pty) Ltd, which was incorporated in South Africa on 25 January 2023 as a local
employment entity.
SAM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stenham Asset Management Holdings Limited, a Guernsey
corporation (“SAM Holdings”). Following a management buy out on 17 May 2021, the holding
company of SAM, Stenham Asset Management Holdings Limited, is now owned 50% by SAM Global
Limited and 50% by Boomerang Holdings Limited, both Guernsey companies.
SAM provides investment management services to qualified/accredited investors, family offices,
private banks, trust companies, institutions and pension funds, as well as to the Stenham Funds. The
investment management services are provided to Clients located in the UK, Europe, Channel Islands,
the Caribbean, South Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Mauritius and Japan, and SAM is
expanding its services into the United States. As at April 30, 2023 SAM managed approximately US
$2,784 million on a discretionary basis.
Overview of Investment Management Services
SAM manages Client assets by investing such assets in hedge funds (“Underlying Funds”) managed
by third party managers (“Portfolio Managers”) that employ various strategies and which can invest
or trade in a wide variety of securities and other instruments, including, but not limited to, equities
and fixed income securities, currencies, commodities, futures contracts, options and other derivative
instruments.
SAM provides its investment management services through a number of Stenham Funds which invest
in such Underlying Funds or through the management of bespoke (i.e., customised) segregated
accounts for individual Clients. The Underlying Funds utilised include privately-offered, publicly-
traded and registered mutual funds managed by these Portfolio Managers
Stenham Funds: The Stenham Funds are offshore domiciled funds established in either the British
Virgin Islands as mutual funds, or in Guernsey as protected cell investment companies. Each Stenham
Fund is established for investment by multiple investors and invests on a strategic basis in a variety
of Underlying Funds. The SAM Investment Committee establishes the guidelines for the Stenham
Funds, and utilising research input from SAP, SAM makes the investment decisions. Investment
guidelines for each Stenham Fund are described in the Offering Materials of each Fund.
Stenham Managed Portfolios Services: SAM offers Clients the flexibility of investing directly in
Underlying Funds or Stenham Funds through bespoke managed accounts (each, a “Stenham
Managed Portfolio” or, sometimes, a “Portfolio”). In addition, institutional Clients may invest in their
own single investor Fund structure. SAM’s portfolio management team works with each Client to
establish a portfolio mandate which may be on a discretionary, non-discretionary or advisory only
basis. In this manner, Stenham Managed Portfolios can be tailored to the individual needs of Clients.
Investment Approach
SAM’s investment philosophy is to seek to deliver consistent capital growth by implementing a
strategy of diversification to manage the level of risk in a Client’s portfolio, through investing in
“absolute return” investment strategies.
Key features of SAM’s investment process are as follow:
• Strategy Allocation
Strategy allocation is a significant part of SAM’s investment process. SAM selects individual hedge
strategies according to its assessment of the risks driving returns in the context of its forward-
looking view of the global macro environment and its outlook for different hedge fund strategies.
The most important input to formulating its macro view is its detailed evaluation of, and constant
communication with, hedge fund managers.
• Manager Selection
A rigorous due diligence process conducted by SAM’s affiliate, SAP, including qualitative,
quantitative and operational research, is undertaken. This research seeks out global hedge fund
managers who, SAM believes, can consistently deliver alpha without taking excessive risks.
• Portfolio Construction.
Using quantitative models with a qualitative overlay, SAM builds robust portfolios designed to
provide geographical diversification across uncorrelated hedge strategies and Portfolio
Managers.
• Risk Management
On an on-going basis, SAM seeks to manage Client risk through careful monitoring of Client
portfolios.