SBAI Welcomes Signatories AQR and Farallon, Core Supporters Astignes, Nephila and Waterfall
New Signatores
AQR
AQR is a global investment management firm dedicated to delivering results for our clients. At the nexus of economics, behavioral finance, data and technology, AQR’s evolution over two decades has been a continuous exploration of what drives markets and how it can be applied to client portfolios.
The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, with other locations in Bangaluru, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Munich and Sydney.
Farallon Capital Management
Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. (“Farallon”) is an investment management firm which invests in public and private assets globally. Farallon’s core strategies include credit, long/short equity, merger arbitrage, risk arbitrage, real estate, and strategic capital investments. Farallon was founded in 1986 and has been a SEC-registered investment adviser since 1990.
Farallon is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, and São Paulo. Farallon’s clients include endowments, foundations, charitable organizations, and state and municipal government entities, and high-net-worth individuals.
Core Supporters
Astignes Capital (Signatory since 2024)
Astignes Capital is an alternative investment management firm based in Singapore. The firm was established with the aim of providing investment strategies that offer competitive returns underpinned by the hallmarks of adherence to risk management, low correlation to beta markets and capital preservation. Its investor base includes institutions from around the world.
Established in 2007, the firm currently manages about $3.7 billion in two distinct strategies that focus on macro and relative value opportunities in liquid markets and derivatives. The first strategy, launched in 2007, is a discretionary macro strategy that primarily focuses on Asian rates and foreign exchange. The second strategy, launched in 2023, is a systematic relative value macro strategy that is global in scope and includes multiple asset classes with exposures taken via exchange-traded futures.
Nephila (Signatory since 2012)
Nephila Founded in 1998, Nephila is one of the world's largest and most experienced investment managers dedicated to reinsurance and insurance-linked securities ("ILS"). Leveraging its position as a pioneer of the Natural Catastrophe risk market, Nephila's offerings have expanded to include Climate and Specialty risk strategies, which provide opportunities in selective non-catastrophe risk markets.
Since 2018, Nephila has been part of the Markel Group, a Fortune 100 insurance company. With Markel’s backing, Nephila offers a range of levered and un-levered funds as well as market-leading liquidity solutions for ILS investors. Nephila currently operates 3 global offices in Bermuda, Nashville, and London.
Waterfall Asset Management (Signatory since 2012)
Waterfall Asset Management is a global alternative investment manager focused on specialty finance opportunities within asset-backed credit, whole loans, and real estate debt and equity. Waterfall is also the external manager of a publicly traded REIT.
Founded in 2005 by Jack Ross and Tom Capasse, Waterfall currently has approximately $13 billion under management and 160 employees. Headquartered in New York, the firm also has offices in London and Dublin. With a long track record of delivering exceptional relative value returns as well as a strong focus on and investment in technology, controls and infrastructure, Waterfall has a diversified and stable institutional investor base.