A Meaningful Investment: Life Settlements
The life settlement asset class provides investors a way to make a positive, tangible impact on society. Here, we explain how life settlement investments positively impact senior citizens by providing needed liquidity using real world examples.
Market Turbulence Puts AIR Strategy in the Spotlight
As volatility persists in traditional assets, alternative strategies may provide a timely complement for investors seeking return and diversification potential. Our multi-strategy approach, which invests in life settlements, structured settlements, and private credit, has historically produced equity-like returns with low volatility. Learn more about how we may help you diversify your portfolio, preserve capital, and increase risk-adjusted returns in our latest article.
AIR Partners with Kerberos to Add Legal Finance Allocation
AIR Asset Management today announced its strategic partnership with Kerberos Capital Management, a leading private credit asset management firm that specializes in direct lending to law firms. The partnership enables AIRAM to enhance and further diversify its multi-strategy investment product through adding a legal finance asset allocation focused on law firm lending.
Our Multi-Strategy Approach: A Compelling Option for RIAs
Watch to learn why AIR Asset Management's multi-strategy approach is a compelling option for RIAs’ client portfolios. They cover the multi-strategy's historical consistent returns and low volatility, RIA support, and perspectives on the current market.
Generating Liquidity in an Open-Ended Life Settlement Fund
Our full Life Settlement Market Expert Video Series is available to stream. Hear from the pros in the industry about topics such as liquidity, life expectancy, the maturation of the asset class, and the market forecast.
AIR Recognized as Top Treasury Management Services Company
Financial Services Review recognized AIR Asset Management as a Top 10 Treasury Management Services Company in 2022. Read the feature to learn how AIRAM stands out versus competitors for deploying investment strategies curated by a cross-section of fund managers, specialists, and thought leaders.
Life at AIR Asset Management
What's it like to be on the AIR Asset Management Team? We asked our employees what they love about working at our firm, and here is what they had to say!
Commitment to Life Settlement Education
AIR Asset Management is advancing its educational efforts about the life settlement industry to support increased transparency for both prospects and investors. Recognizing that the space has grown considerably in terms of invested assets and its level of sophistication, improving the understanding of this once hard-to-access asset class is at the forefront of the firm’s plans.
AIR Asset Management Investment Philosophy
We explain how our team has successfully provided historical double-digit annual returns non-correlated to traditional asset classes through its multi-strategy approach to longevity-based investing. We believe our investment philosophy, management, and expertise allow us to deliver for our investors.
AIR Appoints Senior Advisor
Chicago-based investment firm AIR Asset Management today announced the appointment of Bobby Whalen, former Group Vice President of American Express (now Ameriprise Financial Services) and Co-founder & Managing Partner of Atlys Global Finance ("Atlys Group"), as a Senior Advisor.
AIR Asset Management Corporate Overview
AIR Asset Management was established in 2014 with the goal of providing investors with opportunistic ways to generate total return with as little correlation as possible to other asset classes. Hear from the team who makes it all happen.
AIR Surpasses $500M AUM
AIR Asset Management, a hedge fund management firm focused on longevity-linked investments such as life settlements and annuities, received $136 million in net inflows into its multi-strategy investment products in 2021. The Firm's total assets under management surpassed $500 million as of January 31, 2022, representing a 45% increase year on year.
Life Settlement Infographic
Curious what investing in life settlements is all about? We’ve got you covered. Check out our new infographic to learn more about how this once obscure and hard-to-access asset class is now a popular way for RIAs and institutional investors to achieve attractive non-correlated returns.
Allocating to Life Settlements & Private Debt
An allocation to life settlement investments may address the inefficiencies of traditional allocations (such as high volatility, low interest rates, benchmarking, etc.). Understanding why life settlements fit into a private credit allocation can help advisors and their clients better understand the unique and compelling characteristics of these assets .
Life Settlements: A Socially Responsible Investment
Investors are drawn to life settlement investing for its demonstrated ability to produce uncorrelated, strong returns. However, the asset class also provides investors a way to make a positive, tangible impact on society. Here, we explain how life settlement investments positively impact senior citizens by providing needed liquidity.
Life Settlement Investing Risks
The case for life settlement investing is simple: the potential for consistent, double-digit annual returns with little to no correlation to the returns of traditional assets. But what are the risks? Here we explain how to evaluate a manager’s risk approach to maximize returns and diversify portfolios.
AIR Fund Surpasses $160M AUM
AIR Asset Management, a hedge fund management firm focused on longevity-linked investments such as life settlements and annuities, announced that the AIR U.S. Life Fund II strategy has exceeded $160M in assets under management. The strong increase in the strategy's assets has helped fuel AIRAM's rapid pace of growth as a firm. Despite the challenging environment over the last 18 months, AIRAM has increased assets under management to over $430M. The firm believes this is a testament to the value and stability they provide for their investors.
Why the Life Settlement Market is Ready to Flex Its Newfound Maturity
With stock market valuations near record levels and real bond yields below zero, the central premise of life settlements — an asset class capable of producing double-digit annual returns with low correlation to traditional financial investments — is more relevant and appealing than ever. Here we explain how the Life Settlement Market has matured and is poised to handle broader market volatility.
AIR Fund Concludes $290M Fundraise
Carlisle Management Company has successfully completed a $290 million fundraise for its new closed-end fund, Luxembourg Life Fund: Absolute Return Fund II (“ARF II”), surpassing its $250 million target. The AIR Asset Management team is proud to have contributed to this result in challenging times through our AIR U.S. Life Fund IV product, a feeder into ARF II.
Structured Settlements & Annuities: A Compelling Investment Opportunity
The secondary purchase of structured settlement annuities presents investors with the opportunity to achieve higher yields, contractual income, and uncorrelated returns. Here, we explain structured settlement annuities, the investment benefits and risks, and how to access these investments.