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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.
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.
Mediterranean Rim Fund (Valetta Fund Management) - July 2006
While Valetta Fund Management’s Mediterranean Rim Fund does not go short, VFM’s Kenneth Farrugia explained its absolute return approach is applied interestingly to countries bordering the Mediterranean’s shores.
Macquarie Commodity Alpha Segregated Portfolio - February 2008
Macquarie has an enviable experience in the commodities and softs markets both trading and structuring products, so it was only logical it has put this to work in a hedge fund format.
Hexam Capital - May 2007
Managers at boutique Hexam Capital have vowed Hexam will not have more than six partners, will cap assets at $3bn, and abide by process.
Cartesian Capital - July 2007
Scotland’s Cartesian Capital has turned in a healthy first year with its UK long/short hedge fund.
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).
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.
Key Recovery, Key Europe, Chris Jones - April 2006
Key Asset Management’s funds of hedge funds have generated healthy returns, satisfied investors and, in the case of Key Recovery, won Hedge Funds Review’s award for the bestperforming specialist FoHF over three years on a risk-adjusted basis (2005)…
Armajaro AM, Coolum Fund, Neill Brennan - Jan 2006
Neill Brennan’s trading focus is on European equities for Armajaro AM’s market-neutral Coolum fund. However, his first focus upon joining Armajaro was to establish an institutional-strength company, says David Walker
Estlander & Rönnlund, Global Markets Fund - August 2005
Martin Estlander, chief executive officer and co-founder of Estlander & Rönnlund, tells Hedge Funds Review about the firm’s flagship Global Markets Fund, the company’s ongoing research programme to maintain profits, and tireless focus on R&D for…
General Motors AM, Ed Sullivan - July 2004
General Motors Asset Management explained at Hedge Funds Review's 2004 Bermuda conference its move into absolute return. Ed Sullivan was the speaker.
Sabre FM, Style Arbitrage Fund, Dan Jelicic - Dec 2004
London’s Sabre Fund Management does not just stop at stock-picking in its European long/short fund. It applies stylerotation to sectors as well, as Hedge Funds Review found out.
Altis Partners, Global Futures Portfolio - March 2004
Zbigniew Hermaszewski,co-founder of Altis Partners, explains the strategy of the firm’s Global Futures Portfolio.
3A, Tony Morongiello - November 2003
Tony Morrongiello, CEO at 3A, spoke to Hedge Funds Review about 3A's full funds of hedge funds range, before he later left 3A.
Man Group, Stanley Fink - October 2003
Man Group has seen record profits and fund raisings over the last few years. CEO Stanley Fink explains the reasons for its success.
Atlantic crossing
If there is one skill hedge fund managers understand better than their long-only colleagues, it is the financial trade off between risk and reward.