NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2012 \/PRNewswire\/ --Liberty Street Advisors, Inc. announced the launch of the Capital Innovations Global Agri, Timber and InfrastructureFund (\"the Fund\") (INNAX, INNCX, INNNX), the second in its series of Funds focused on income production and inflation protection. The first fund, the Center Coast MLP Focus Fund (CCCAX, CCCCX, CCCNX), was launched in 2011 and has raised $1 billion in assets as of September 30, 2012.The new Capital Innovations Fund's investments focus primarily on global stocks in agribusiness, timber and infrastructure, where long-term demand for their products may exceed supply due to secular and demographicgrowth trends. These investments tend to seek strong yields overall, while also providing a potential hedge against the threat of inflation. <\/p>\n
Capital Innovations, the Sub-Advisor to the Fund, is a boutique investment manager specializing in investing in listed real asset strategies for institutional clients. The newly launched Fund is co-managed by Michael Underhill and Susan Dambekaln. Both Michael and Susan have spent over 20 years working with institutions to identify their specific investment needs. Mr. Underhill is the author of \"The Handbook on Infrastructure Investing,\" published by Wiley Finance in 2010, and chairs the Real Asset Committee of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA). Capital Innovations has previously offered individual exposure to these sectors through other investment vehicles. <\/p>\n
\"Our investment process is robust, disciplined and repeatable and we are proud to offer investors first-of-its-kind, broad exposure to several growth industries within a single mutual fund,\" Mr. Underhill said. <\/p>\n
The Fund's investment process is based on a top-down, global thematic approach. The investment team analyzes countries, currencies and GDP figures, and then considers the demand outlook for global commodities, geo-political considerations, agricultural and timber products, consumption growth and monetary policies. <\/p>\n
\"Institutional investors have long experienced the potential benefits of exposures to real assets beyond the traditional 'hard commodities'. Global demand for agribusiness, timber and infrastructure have historically demonstrated the ability to provide institutions consistent yield backed by real cash flows along with the ability to thrive in inflationary environments,\" said Tim Reick, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Street Advisors.\"Our goal in launching this fund was to provide investors the ability to include exposure to equities within these asset classes managed by an institutional manager dedicated to these specific sectors.\" <\/p>\n
For more information, please contact Chris Moon at 973-850-7304 or cmoon@jcprinc.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n About Liberty Street Advisors <\/p>\n Liberty Street Advisors is an SEC Registered Investment Advisor for mutual funds sub-advised by third party asset managers. Liberty Street represents a carefully selected group of money managers across the asset allocation spectrum, and specializes in distributing investment products that provide solutions to meet advisor demands. With $1 Billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2012, Liberty Street is the Advisor to both the Center Coast MLP Focus Fund and the Liberty Street Horizon Fund. <\/p>\n About Capital Innovations <\/p>\n Capital Innovations was founded in 2007 by partners Michael Underhill and Susan Dambekaln with decades of experience working with institutional investors worldwide. Capital Innovations is a Real Assets Manager investing in Infrastructure, Timber and Agribusiness focused investments. Located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, Capital Innovations offers uniquely focused strategies through both individual and combined investment vehicles as well as through the Fund. The investment approach takes the long view, believing that doing business the right way over time will present opportunity for future growth. Macroeconomic forecasting, sector and security analysis and rigorous risk management controls address the challenges of investing volatile global markets. For more information, visit http:\/\/www.capinnovations.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Continue reading here:<\/p>\n Liberty Street Advisors And Capital Innovations Launch Global Agri, Timber, Infrastructure Fund<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2012 \/PRNewswire\/ --Liberty Street Advisors, Inc Continue reading