Shifting market regimes and crowded factor exposures are forcing allocators to rethink where genuine returns actually come from. Concentration in stock markets and global volatility have broken the traditional 60/40 portfolio, pushing institutional capital out of cash and into active managers who can capture hidden dislocations rather than relying on market direction. We’re inviting a select group of senior allocators, fund selectors and investment decision-makers to explore where skill-driven returns are emerging — from low-net equity long/short and discretionary macro strategies, to thematic, trading-driven approaches in U.S. high yield credit, to AI as a defining theme reshaping growth and long/short equity portfolios alike.
ALTERNATIVES/ABSOLUTE RETURN MASTERCLASS LUNCH
Professional Investor Forum
30th June 2026 | The Savoy | London
Shifting market regimes and crowded factor exposures are forcing allocators to rethink where genuine returns actually come from. Concentration in stock markets and global volatility have broken the traditional 60/40 portfolio, pushing institutional capital out of cash and into active managers who can capture hidden dislocations rather than relying on market direction. We’re inviting a select group of senior allocators, fund selectors and investment decision-makers to explore where skill-driven returns are emerging — from low-net equity long/short and discretionary macro strategies, to thematic, trading-driven approaches in U.S. high yield credit, to AI as a defining theme reshaping growth and long/short equity portfolios alike.
ALTERNATIVES/ABSOLUTE RETURN OUTLOOK
ANTONIY PETROV
Director, Alternatives, CIO GWM
UBS
Theme:
Beyond Beta: Navigating a More Complex Environment with Hedge Funds
Alternatives/Absolute Return Investment Strategy
ALAN KIRBY
Client Portfolio Manager
Alger
Theme:
Artificial Intelligence: The Most Important Innovation of Our Lifetime?
Alan Kirby is Senior Vice President and Client Portfolio Manager. Alan joined Alger as part of the Alger Associates, Inc. acquisition of Weatherbie Capital, LLC in 2017 and has 42 years of experience. Alan continues to be responsible for marketing the Weatherbie investment strategies and providing client service to investors in those strategies. Prior to Weatherbie Capital, he was a founding partner and COO at LightKeeper Investments LP where his responsibilities included security analysis, risk management, asset raising, client service, and administrative management. Alan also has previous experience at RiverSource Investments, Fidelity Management Trust Company and MetLife/State Street Research. Alan holds an M.S. in investment finance from Boston University. He also earned the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) designation and is a member of the CAIA Association
JASON HOROWITZ
Senior Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager,
Head of U.S. High Yield Bond Investments
CIFC Asset Management
Theme:
Themes, Technicals, Trading and Detection: Unlocking Alpha in U.S. High Yield
Mr. Horowitz brings 31 years of investment experience to CIFC. Previously, he worked at Millennium Management, where he served as Portfolio Manager for a long/short corporate credit strategy with an emphasis on U.S. High Yield. Before that, Mr. Horowitz spent 13 years at Muzinich & Co., most recently as the lead Portfolio Manager overseeing a long/short corporate credit hedge fund recognized for its outperformance by numerous industry awards throughout his tenure. Prior to that, he served as an equity and high yield research analyst at Credit Suisse. Mr. Horowitz earned a B.A. in Sociology from Yeshiva University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Yale School of Management.
EVENT SPONSORS
EVENT LOCATION
The Savoy
30th June 2026