Profile
Citigroup Alternative Investments - February 2007
Citigroup Alternative Investments (CAI) came close – “reasonably close,” is the way Dean Barr puts it – to buying Amaranth Advisors after the hedge fund imploded last September, losing $6 billion bad energy bets in one week.
Channel Islands Alternatives (The Hurdle Fund) - August 2008
Nick England, founder and director of Channel Islands Alternatives (CIA) is one of the newest entrants to the FoHF world in the Channel Islands.
CDCapital - June 2007
London’s CDCapital, investing in pre-IPO commodities firms, draws its initials from those of its founder Carmel Daniele, but they may just as easily stand for ‘Chinese demand ‘ when it comes to finding profitable exits from trades.
Cartesian Capital - July 2007
Scotland’s Cartesian Capital has turned in a healthy first year with its UK long/short hedge fund.
Carrousel Capital - March 2007
Investment trust shareholders may once have been told to take the good of liquidity with the bad of wide discounts to net asset value. London arbitrageur Carrousel Capital takes a different view.
Carpe Diem Group - December 2006
The Carpe Diem Group is setting up to capture the growth of the hedge fund industry in a number of ways, not least of which is building a Swiss bank and listing on London’s AIM.
CARE Capital Group - August 2006
There are four funds managed by the CARE Capital Group. The two main funds are the CARE Market Neutral Fund (CMNF) and the CARE Market Neutral Sub-Trust (CMNST).
Cambridge Strategy Asian Alpha Currency Fund - July 2008
The fund aims to profit from short and medium term moves in the Asian market currency pairs. To achieve this, the company employs a systematic approach, designed to perform across diverse market environments. This combines two types of trading strategies.
Caliburn Capital - January 2007
Caliburn Capital’s has a top-down focus on its institutional FoHF products, pursuing themes and those managers it deems most likely to exploit them successfully,
Brevan Howard Master Fund - July 2008
The Brevan Howard Master Fund has a predominant exposure to global fixed income and foreign exchange markets.
Brevan Howard Asset Management - July 2008
Brevan Howard Asset Management (BHAM) is a hedge fund manager authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority.
BlackRock Natural Resources Hedge Fund - July 2008
The BlackRock Natural Resources Hedge Fund maintains a flexible investment style and seeks to identify and exploit anomalies and investment opportunities across the natural resources sector, including the production of minerals, metals, oil, gas, energy…
Amstel Balanced Fund - May 2008
Alexander van Leyen of Amstel Capital Malta is an advocate of setting up hedge funds in Malta.
Altis Master Fund ICC Global Futures Portfolio - August 2008
Altis Partners, an independent hedge fund, specialises in combining advanced proprietary technology with managed futures.
Alpstar - February 2008
Alpstar has launched a range of credit-related funds and products, and is branching into equity hedge fund management.
AXA Framlington Absolute Return UK Fund - November 2007
George Luckraft, manager of AXA Framlington’s oldest hedge fund, shares his experience, some top tips.
AXA Framlington Absolute Return Gemini Worldview - May 2008
Russia’s privatisation of its energy sector is throwing up some good prospects as Framlington is what could be described as a giant boutique alternative investment manager within the AXA Group, the insurance and pension fund provider.
Augustus Asset Managers - March 2007
It took Tim Haywood quite some time to buy Julius Baer Investments free from the Julius Baer parent group. Now, at the group renamed Augustus Asset Managers Limted, he is casting his eye forward.
Aspect Capital - November 2006
Aspect Capital has been enjoying the fruits of its founders’ foresight back in 1997 when, as Anthony Todd, chief executive officer explains, those who started the London-based equities and managed futures house saw “the beginnings of significant interest…
The Argo Fund - July 2008
The Argo Fund is a long/short emerging market debt fund that principally invests in sovereign and corporate bonds in both hard and local currencies. It makes opportunistic investments in special situations and distressed debt.
Argo Global Special Situations Fund - July 2008
Argo Global Special Situations Fund is a long/short emerging market debt fund principally investing in sovereign and corporate debt, bank loans, senior or secured bond issues and local currency products. It also makes opportunistic investments in special…
Amplitude Dynamic Trading Fund C Classr - July 2008
The Amplitude strategy trades highly liquid exchange-traded futures including equity indices, foreign exchange and commodities/energies.
Altima Global Special Situations Fund — USD - July 2008
Altima Global Special Situations (AGSS) has a global mandate and invests mainly in equities. The fund takes significant positions in undervalued companies.
AltEdge Diversified Fund SPC Balanced Shares - May 2008
Altedge Capital’s senior management has a mixture of both hands-on trading experience and contacts at prop trading desks. This combination is what founder and CEO Chris Goekjian believes sets the company apart.