The Compartment follows a set of long/short investment strategies which are generally market neutral. The objective of the Compartment is to achieve long-term capital growth in absolute terms with a strong focus on capital preservation. Traditional long positions are coupled with (synthetic) long and short positions, which will be achieved through the use of financial derivative instruments (amongst others total return swaps, futures and options). The Compartment will principally invest in equities, equity related securities (such as but not limited to ordinary or preferred shares), deposits and money market instruments (for cash management only). The main portion of the equities and equity related securities part will be invested in companies which are domiciled, headquartered or exercise the predominant part of their economic activity in Europe.