"The most enduring investment returns are built not on prediction, but on preparation — a relentless commitment to understanding businesses at their deepest level and the patience to act only when the asymmetry is compelling."
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Leading BlackRock's Strategic Equity Team with a disciplined, research-driven approach to global unconstrained equity and hedge fund strategies — identifying asymmetric opportunities across markets, sectors, and geographies.
Deploying concentrated, high-conviction equity positions informed by rigorous bottom-up fundamental research and top-down macroeconomic analysis. The strategy targets durable competitive advantages and structural earnings inflections across the global opportunity set.
Operating without benchmark constraints to capture alpha across developed and emerging markets. The unconstrained mandate enables dynamic allocation to the highest-conviction ideas regardless of geography, sector, or market capitalisation boundaries.
Pioneering systematic and discretionary hedge fund strategies that combine deep fundamental research with quantitative risk frameworks. Asymmetric payoff structures and disciplined position sizing underpin consistent risk-adjusted return generation.
"The most enduring investment returns are built not on prediction, but on preparation — a relentless commitment to understanding businesses at their deepest level and the patience to act only when the asymmetry is compelling."
Purpose-built investment vehicles designed to exploit structural inefficiencies across global equity markets — each with a distinct mandate, risk architecture, and return objective.
A concentrated long/short equity strategy founded by Alister Hibbert, employing deep fundamental research to identify mispriced securities globally. The strategy targets asymmetric risk-reward through high-conviction positions and dynamic hedging.
A benchmark-agnostic equity strategy co-founded by Alister Hibbert, designed to capture opportunities unconstrained by geography, sector, or market-cap boundaries. The strategy allocates capital to the highest-conviction ideas across the entire global equity landscape.
Our investment process surveys the entire global equity landscape — from the deep liquidity pools of North American and European markets to the emerging growth corridors of Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
| North America | 35% |
| Europe | 30% |
| Asia Pacific | 20% |
| Emerging Markets | 10% |
| Rest of World | 5% |
Every allocation decision is driven by bottom-up conviction, not top-down benchmark mapping. The unconstrained mandate enables dynamic capital deployment to the highest-conviction opportunities regardless of regional classification.
A disciplined yet unconstrained approach to equity investing — built on intellectual rigour, deep fundamental research, and the conviction to take meaningful positions when the risk-reward is compelling.
Proprietary fundamental analysis spanning management quality, competitive dynamics, and capital allocation efficiency.
Targeting convex payoff profiles where the upside significantly outweighs the downside risk in every position.
Fewer, larger positions in the highest-conviction ideas rather than broad diversification that dilutes alpha potential.
Sophisticated risk frameworks ensuring portfolio resilience across market regimes while preserving upside optionality.
From early career in fundamental equity research to leading multi-billion dollar strategies at the world's largest asset manager — each milestone marked by innovation, discipline, and an unrelenting commitment to alpha generation.
Built the analytical bedrock at leading investment firms, developing deep expertise in bottom-up equity analysis, financial modelling, and cross-sector research across European and global markets.
Ascended to senior portfolio management roles, taking ownership of concentrated equity mandates and demonstrating a consistent ability to generate risk-adjusted alpha through fundamental conviction.
Conceived and launched the Strategic Equity Hedge Fund Strategy at BlackRock — a concentrated long/short vehicle that would go on to be recognised as Eurohedge Fund of the Year for its consistent outperformance and risk discipline.
Received industry-leading recognition from Eurohedge, validating the strategy's differentiated approach. Mandate expanded to encompass broader equity opportunities across developed and frontier markets.
Appointed to BlackRock's Global Operating Committee — the firm's most senior strategic decision-making body — reflecting the significance of the Strategic Equity franchise to BlackRock's growth and institutional leadership.
Co-founded the Global Unconstrained Equity Strategy, extending the investment philosophy into a benchmark-free long-only format — capturing the full global equity opportunity set without geographic or sector constraints.
A career distinguished by institutional trust, industry recognition, and the consistent delivery of value across market cycles.
Awarded one of the most prestigious recognitions in the European hedge fund industry — honouring consistent risk-adjusted performance and investment process excellence.
Member of BlackRock's highest strategic body — contributing to the direction of the world's largest asset manager with $10T+ in assets under management.
Built and leads the Strategic Equity Team within Fundamental Equities — assembling a world-class investment team capable of generating alpha across global markets.
Thematic investment perspectives drawn from deep fundamental analysis of structural shifts shaping global equity markets.
Regime change in interest rates, deglobalisation, and AI-driven productivity are reshaping equity market dynamics. The implications for active management have never been more significant.
MACROSeparating durable competitive advantages from speculative capital misallocation in the technology sector. Where the real infrastructure investment plays reside.
TECHNOLOGYPersistent undervaluation of European corporate quality creates a compelling entry point for fundamental investors with longer time horizons and conviction capital.
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Alister Hibbert serves as Managing Director and Head of the Strategic Equity Team within BlackRock's Fundamental Equities division. He is a member of the firm's Global Operating Committee and has been instrumental in building BlackRock's equity hedge fund franchise.
As Founder and Co-Portfolio Manager of both the Strategic Equity Hedge Fund Strategy and the Global Unconstrained Equity Strategy, Alister brings over two decades of experience deploying conviction-driven capital across global markets.
Explore the career, investment philosophy, and strategic vision that have defined a distinguished tenure at the world's largest asset manager.
