Alpha Growth plc's asset management subsidiary, Alpha Longevity Management Ltd (ALM), has introduced a new U.S.-focused specialty finance strategy aimed at Japanese institutional investors. The initiative is part of the firm's strategic expansion across Asia's institutional capital markets.
The strategy is led by Andre Severino, a former senior member of Nikko Asset Management, and Charlie Devin-Smith. Both executives bring extensive experience in global fixed income and Japanese institutional solutions, having previously managed multi-billion-dollar global bond strategies.
Offered through the Alpha Omni Alternative Global Fund, the strategy targets Japanese pensions, insurers, trust banks, and family offices seeking stable, low-correlation alternatives to traditional fixed income and public market exposures. It focuses on U.S. asset-based specialty finance opportunities, emphasizing litigation-linked pre-settlement finance, structured settlement receivables, and royalties.
The strategy aims for gross annual returns above 10%, with return drivers independent from duration risk, credit spread volatility, and market directionality. This positioning is particularly relevant for Japanese portfolios adjusting to a higher-rate global environment and more volatile policy paths.
Severino, with over 25 years of investment experience, previously served as Head of Global Fixed Income at Nikko Asset Management. Devin-Smith adds expertise in portfolio implementation and liquidity management, having managed a $4 billion global bond fund.
The strategy seeks to provide diversified return sources distinct from public credit and traditional macro-sensitive fixed income exposures, offering Japanese investors a differentiated income and alternative risk premia.
Japan remains a core strategic market for ALM, as the firm builds long-term relationships across Asia's consultant, pension, insurer, and trust-bank ecosystem. The Alpha Omni Funds ICAV, domiciled in Ireland, serves as Alpha's regulated cross-border institutional platform, providing access to diversified portfolios in life settlements, annuities, private credit, and alternative yield opportunities.