Kevin Dean, Managing Director, AXA Isle of Man, said: “We are very excited to be able to offer our offshore Bond investors exclusive access to this highly innovative and unique investment opportunity. The launch of this fund is in response to increased demand from our clients to provide access to the alternatives arena.”

The minimum investment of £1,000 removes a barrier to investment and enables a wider range of investors to access high quality funds and fund managers across the alternatives sector worldwide.

Nicola Horlick, managing director of Bramdean Asset Management and fund manager of the Bramdean Alternatives Limited Fund, said: “The time is right for alternative investments to be more readily available to investors beyond ultra high net worth and institutional clients.

“For some time it has been clear that there is increasing investment demand for alternative assets and the performance of pension funds which have embraced this asset class demonstrates why alternatives deserve serious consideration.”

Innovative features of the Bramdean Alternatives Limited fund include:

• Daily pricing
• Exposure to a brad range of global alternative investments within one fund
• Qualified, highly experienced and independent Board of Directors
• Portfolio diversification
• Low correlation between the portfolio’s asset and to traditional asset classes