Art of FoHF management: interview with Peter Rigg, head of alternative investments group, HSBC Private Bank

The alternative asset group of HSBC Private Bank has an impressive track record, built mainly on the strength of its research and commitment to a thorough due diligence process. Hedge Funds Review talks to the head of alternative investments about the model used and views of the future.

Peter Rigg admits that despite analysis, due diligence and use of sophisticated modelling techniques, the choice to invest in a hedge fund is more art than science. As head of the alternative investments group at HSBC,Private Bank, Rigg should know.

Based in Geneva, the group has 140 employees around the globe including New York, London, Hong Kong, Geneva, Paris and Sydney with distribution in Singapore and Tokyo. For Rigg it is important to be where hedge fund managers are. The group offers