Mark van der Zwan

Chief Investment Officer and Head of the AIP Hedge Funds Team
23 years industry experience

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Size, scale and expertise enables us to deliver a unique set of exposures and portfolio options to our clients. We offer flexibility in regards to strategies, implementation vehicles, investment types and liquidity preferences.

Biography

Mark is the Chief Investment Officer and head of the AIP Hedge Fund team and a member of the Investment Committee. He joined Morgan Stanley Investment Management in 2004 and has 23 years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Mark was a senior consultant for Alan D. Biller & Associates, an institutional investment consulting firm, where he was responsible for hedge fund manager selection. Previously, he was a researcher at the National Research Council of Canada, where he performed advanced computational modeling. Mark received both a B.Sc. with honors in chemistry and an M.B.A. in finance from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada. Mark holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Mark is a member of the
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Strategies

Strategy Name	Description
Hedge Funds: Advisory Solutions	Offers custom recommendations, advice and account oversight for clients who wish to retain ownership of hedge fund positions.
Hedge Funds: Custom Solutions	Offers custom portfolios that address the unique investment, reporting and administrative objectives of hedge fund investors.
Hedge Funds: Broadly Diversified	Provides broad, global exposure to hedge fund managers pursuing a diverse range of investment strategies.
Hedge Funds: Opportunistic	Provides focused exposure to hedge fund managers pursuing opportunistic strategies.
Hedge Funds: Strategy-Focused	Provides focused exposure to hedge fund managers within a single strategy category.

Hedge Funds: Advisory Solutions

Offers custom recommendations, advice and account oversight for clients who wish to retain ownership of hedge fund positions.

Hedge Funds: Custom Solutions

Offers custom portfolios that address the unique investment, reporting and administrative objectives of hedge fund investors.

Hedge Funds: Broadly Diversified

Provides broad, global exposure to hedge fund managers pursuing a diverse range of investment strategies.

Hedge Funds: Opportunistic

Provides focused exposure to hedge fund managers pursuing opportunistic strategies.

Hedge Funds: Strategy-Focused

Provides focused exposure to hedge fund managers within a single strategy category.

News & Insights

Investment Insight

Opportunities in Shifting and Volatile Markets

09-Dec-2018

As quantitative easing ends, investors should prepare themselves for higher volatility. We believe hedge funds are well positioned to exploit opportunities in a way that other managers simply can’t.

Investment Insight

Introduction to Alternative Risk Premia

08-Oct-2018

In this paper, we seek to introduce the concept of alternative risk premia, explain how investors can access them, and present the potential benefits and drawbacks associated with them.

Investment Insight

An Introduction to Alternative Lending

28-May-2019

In this paper, Ken Michlitsch provide insights on alternative lending, a nascent asset class.

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All investing involves risks, including a loss of principal. Alternative investments are speculative and involve a high degree of risk. These investments are designed for investors who understand and are willing to accept these risks. Performance may be volatile, and an investor could lose all or a substantial portion of his or her investment.

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Mark van der Zwan

Chief Investment Officer and Head of the AIP Hedge Funds Team | 23 years industry experience

Mark van der Zwan

Chief Investment Officer and Head of the AIP Hedge Funds Team 23 years industry experience

Biography

Strategies

Strategies

News & Insights

News & Insights

Chief Investment Officer and Head of the AIP Hedge Funds Team
23 years industry experience