Roberts joins from Willis Towers Watson where he was a portfolio manager for the Towers Watson Partners Fund and related strategies. This amounted to about $10bn under management.
Prior to this, he ran its multi-asset and multi-strategy hedge fund research teams.
Andrew Stevens, chief executive at Fulcrum, said: “Given our macro focus, clients are increasingly asking us for help with their real asset and credit allocations.
“These asset classes will continue to grow in their importance as investors diversify and strengthen their portfolios. Led by Matthew, the new Alternatives Group at Fulcrum will provide an attractive investment solution for our clients.”
The firm also recently hired a multi-asset strategist from Aviva Investors’ AIMs team.
