Ilario Scasascia is an Executive Director at Vontobel Asset Management AG and the portfolio manager of the Harcourt Alternative Leaders Fund. Before that he was a hedge fund analyst at Quadriga Wealth Management and Consultant at BearingPoint. Harcourt is the Alternative Investment brand of Vontobel Asset Management. The Harcourt Alternative Leaders Fund is based on a successful managed account, which was launched in November 2000, and is only available to institutional investors. The fund leverages the expertise and investment capabilities of Harcourt’s Hedge-Fund Solutions & Advisory team, which has more than 17 years of experience building and managing customised hedge fund portfolios for institutional clients.