Tim J. Haston

Fauchier Partners is an active, conservative, research-oriented manager which analyzes and monitors hedge funds on a worldwide basis, identifying proven, talented management teams and sound structures. The firm believes that the key to diversification is to achieve an effective balance of hedge fund strategies and constructs portfolios comprised of funds employing distinct strategies. Within the same strategy, they typically invest with managers having different investment styles. Fauchier Partners selects, constructs and manages portfolios based on an in-house process. They research and monitor funds by analyzing their investment record, investment strategies and legal structures, as well as by direct contact with managers and their teams. The firm manages portfolios to achieve agreed objectives, regularly reviewing both the weightings of each strategy within individual portfolios and the performance of specific funds. Practical and academic research is the core of Fauchier Partners' approach. They seek to identify outstanding hedge fund managers, assessing them by means of a filtering process before deciding whether or not to invest. Their research team continuously studies a large number of hedge funds grouped by strategy and has developed sophisticated performance analysis attribution techniques to measure the value they add through strategy allocation and manager selection.