CQS Salar Fund

Fund Description

Salar is a convertible bond fund managed with an absolute return mentality. It is designed to generate capital growth while seeking to preserve capital through the careful selection of convertible bonds near their bond floor where the underlying equity has potential for price appreciation.


Investor Benefits

Capital preservation: Strong focus on credit quality to support downside protection.

Risk-adjusted returns: Positions sought with limited downside risk and strong upside potential.

Enhanced asymmetry: Aim for a selection of bonds that rapidly gain positive equity expo-sure in rising markets but shed it quickly as equities fall.

Diversification: Equity exposure should make the Fund's performance negatively correlated with bond markets, while asymmetry/risk profile should make it less correlated to equities.

Citywire have ranked Salar as Europe's top-performing CB fund over the past 12 months.

$ 17.0 billion
Firm AUM
$ 2.0 billion
Strategy AuM
Defensive Convertibles
Strategy Focus
1999
Firm Inception
190
Employees
London, New York, Hong Kong
Office
Mark Latham
Mark Latham
Portfolio Manager

Mark is Portfolio Manager for Convertible Bond strategies across the MCQS platform, including the CQS Global Convertible and Salar strategies. He chairs the Convertible Investment Committee and is a member of the Firm’s Multi Asset Credit Asset Advisory Committee and the Responsible Investment Governance Committee. Mark has an investment banking background in global convertible bond research, sales, trading and origination. He began his career in convertible bond research at BZW (now Barclays Investment Bank) where he was a top-rated convertible research analyst and became Global Head of Convertible Bonds. Before joining CQS in 2008, Mark was Managing Director and Head of European Convertible Bonds at Bear Stearns International Ltd. Mark holds a BSocSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in Finance from London Business School. He is a CFA Charterholder.

Key Statistics

MTD (30/06/2026)

0.28%

NAV (30/06/2026)

241.71

YTD (30/06/2026)

5.96%

AuM (30/06/2026)

$87 million

3 Year cumulative return

27.45 %

Inception Date

11/02/2008

The above performance is net of fees based on the CQS Salar Fund Class A1 USD. The A1 USD share class' inception date was 29 February 2008. Past performance is not a guarantee for future results.