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Threadneedle Investments - August 2007
Flux is a good thing if you know what to do with it. In changing markets that produce evolving opportunities, some of the hedge fund managers at Threadneedle Investments sat down in London recently, to discuss the challenges and opportunities the markets…
Third Wave - March 2008
When Robert Birnbaum and Laurence Smith formed their hedge fund, they had a hard time deciding what to name it.
The Children’s Investment Master Fund - July 2008
The Children’s Investment Master Fund is a long-biased, value, opportunistic fund that looks for businesses in three situations: under-researched and undervalued; those waiting for a catalystan event to happen or those where there is a belief activism…
SVM Saltire Fund (EUR) - July 2008
SVM Saltire is an absolute return fund focused on generating alpha from long and short positions in UK mid and small cap stocks within a risk structure.
Stenham - February 2008
Stenham has made quite a skill out of making decisive and far-sighted decisions at the right time. Back in 1987 when long-only markets headed south, Stenham’s management decided to forego long-only completely in favour of multi-manager hedge fund…
Stanley Fink - October 2006
TAs Stanley Fink announces the forthcoming resignation of his CEO seat at Man Group in 2007, those who have seen the industry grow with him reflect on his achievements, and assess his legacy both for Man Group, and for the broader hedge fund industry.
Solent Capital Partners - February 2007
The structured credit area is again attracting the interest of investors, after many spurned the industry after the chastening experience of May 2005.
SilverStreet Captial - May 2007
SilverStreet Capital is looking to launch a pooled global funds of hedge funds product in summer, following on from the launch of its managed account service to institutional investors earlier in April.
Sabre Style Arbitrage Fund - July 2008
Sabre Style Arbitrage combines statistical arbitrage with quant equity market neutral strategies. This niche methodology is designed to capture longer term returns generated by economic cycling and short-term returns attributable to investor behavioural…
Resolution Cartesian UK Equity Long Short Fund (GBP) - July 2008
The Cartesian UK Equity Long Short fund is a variable bias fund targeting returns through both long and short alpha, in stocks across the broad spread of the UK market. Long positions favour companies offering premium growth which has been overlooked, or…
Renaissance Investment Management - April 2007
While the bread and butter of Moscow-headquartered Renaissance Investment Management’s (RIM) clientele s currently Russian high-net-worth individuals and ome domestic pension funds, the alternative products division with an eclectic range of hedge funds…
Redington Partners - January 2008
Redington Partners is a pension consultancy with a difference. As its co-founders Dawid Konotey-Ahulu and Robert Gardner explain, the founders of the Londonheadquartered firm, with around $120bn liabilities under consulting, have their roots firmly in…
Prosperity Quest Fund - July 2008
The Prosperity Quest Fund focuses on investment opportunities in Russia, with a bias towards small and medium capitalised companies.
Polo Fund - November 2006
Polo Fund is a Latin America event-driven fund. The philosophy of the fund is to provide exposure to specific risk, and not market risk, via Latin equities.
Polar Capital Global Utilities Fund - July 2008
Polar Capital Global Utilities is an absolute return long/short global utilities sector fund using a thematic investment approach with a focus on risk management.
Polar Capital - February 2007
As Polar Capital heads towards an admission to London’s AIM market, its CEO Mark Kary explains its plans, and how it has kept its entrepreneurial culture despite surpassing $3bn in assets.
Polar Capital Discovery Fund — USDS - July 2008
This fund is a discretionary macro fund that seeks to return 12% to 15% a year net of fees.
Pioneer Long/Short European Equity - July 2008
Pioneer Long/Short European Equity (PLSEE) is an alternative fund concentrating on predominately European equities.
Pharos Gas Investment Fund - August 2008
Russia’s privatisation of its energy sector is throwing up some good prospects as well as challenges for Pharos Financial.
Permal Investment Managers - August 2007
While getting the strategy and manager mix right may be the ‘visible’ end of a successful fund of hedge funds house, Permal’s Omar Kodmani explains advances, such as those in technology are also allowing the $35 billion London house to differentiate…
Pemba Credit Advisers (Man Group) - April 2007
RMF’s European leveraged finance team now goes by another name, swapping the acronymically rich Man Group divisions’ monickers for the name of an island in the Zanzibar archipelago.
Orchard Fund - May 2008
Selecting and investing in well-managed companies at fair market value prices is the way to go, according to Orchard Wealth Management (OWM).
Odey European Inc - July 2008
Odey Asset Management was set up in 1991 with a focus on active management and a concentration on the investment result rather than adhering to any particular investment style.
Odey Asset Management - July 2008
Odey Asset Management established a wealth management operation in Guernsey to provide investment services and discretionary advice to clients.