The Fortune Group is a leading, London-based, alternative asset management firm offering multi-manager products as well as customised portfolio management services for a range of private wealth management groups, family offices, insurance companies, banks and pension funds. Today, Fortune is a member of the Close Brothers Group plc, an independent merchant banking group founded in the City of London over 125 years ago. The asset management division of the Close Brothers Group manages circa £8.2billion of assets, nearly half of which is invested in alternatives (as of 31 July 2008). Fortune serves as advisor to over US$7 billion of investments. Our firm has been advising clients on investing in alternative investments since 1996. Fortune Group is a trading name for Fortune Asset Management Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom and registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser.