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Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners - October 2007
For an institution with an auditable track record of hedge fund investing running back to 1991, Mustafa Jama, managing director and chief investment officer of Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, concedes the firm has not always been good at…
Meditor European Hedge Fund - July 2008
Meditor was established in 1998, by a founding team of three portfolio managers who previously held the leading long term position in the European equities mutual fund performance tables. Since then the group has grown to number 30 employees, including…
MD Sass- September 2007
M.D. Sass in the US, for example, has been providing seed money to incubate emerging investment managers since 1985.
Mariner Plus Limited (USD) - July 2008
The Mariner Plus Fund (USD) followed an equity market neutral strategy until January 2008 when it was closed and re-launched as the Mariner Fund, a distressed equity fund.
Maple Leaf Macro Volatility Fund — USD - July 2008
Maple Leaf Macro Volatility Fund treats implied volatility as an asset class within and across four markets.
Man AHL Alpha - July 2008
This product is designed to offer institutional investors absolute capital growth potential over the medium-term while restricting the associated risk. Using a technical approach and a range of investment time frames, the fund seeks to capitalise…
M&G Episode - July 2008
The fund takes a global macro approach investing in equity, fixed income and foreign exchange in developed and emerging markets.
JB Global Rates Hedge Fund (USD) - July 2008
The JB Global Rates hedge fund follows a macro focusing on fixed income, fixed income derivatives, foreign exchange and currency markets.
JB Currency Hedge Fund - June 2008
Russia’s privatisation of its energy sector is throwing up some good prospects as Adrian Owens is lead manager of the JB Global Rates Hedge Fund.
ION Asset Management - August 2007
ION Asset Management has made quite an impression managing its Israel long/short equity fund, chalking up 34.7% net in its first year to 30 June.
Investcorp Stoneworks Global Macro Fund - July 2008
The Investcorp Stoneworks Global Macro Fund (Stoneworks) aims to achieve absolute returns through a top-down evaluation of major global themes.
IGS Group - October 2007
IGS Group was formally launched on 2 January 2007, after John Godden, back from his gardening leave, following his departure from HFR Asset Management, returned to the industry that he loves to create a full-service hedge fund consultancy.
Iceberg Alternative Real Estate II Fund - July 2008
Iceberg Alternative Real Estate Fund was Europe’s first commercial real estate hedge fund. Iceberg is a relative value absolute return fund which targets Libor +15% with a volatility of less than 10%.
Hillside Apex Fund Segregated Portfolio (USD)
Thames River Hillside Apex Fund SPC, launched July 31, 1998, is a Cayman openended investment company listed on the Irish Stock Exchange.
Harris Alternatives - July 2007
There is a thriving fund-of-hedge-funds culture in Chicago, according to Scott Schweighauser, partner and chief investment officer of Harris Alternatives, a fund of hedge funds manager with approximately $11bn under management.
Halbis India Alpha Fund (USD) - July 2008
Halbis is the largest manager of Indian equities in the world, with over $10 billion Indian assets under management.
Halbis - February 2008
There has been much talk of late about the acquisition by large banks of smaller hedge fund boutiques, and just how independent the latter remain after their subsuming by the former.
Gems Advisors = December 2007
This year has been a good one for Gems investors. Gems Recovery (up 33.87% year to date to 31 October) recently won the Hedge Funds Review European Hedge Funds award as the Best Performing Specialist Fund of Hedge Funds over three years. Gems Multi…
Finch Africa Fund - June 2008
Jenni Chamberlain, portfolio manager of Finch Africa Fund, spent 12 years working in African markets in a variety of investment banking and corporate advisory roles. This experience convinced her that Africa was ripe for investment.
Explorer Emerging Europe Fund - July 2008
Explorer Capital, set up in October 2006, as a London based Financial Services Authority registered investment manager launched the Explorer Emerging Europe Fund on November 1, 2006.
Ermitage - August 2008
Founded in 1975 in Jersey, Ermitage Group boasts a long history in wealth management.
Equity Insurance Group - July 2006
Equity Insurance Group chose Union Bancaire Privée for hedge funds, and JP Morgan for long-only, for its £500m mandate in May.
Epsilon Futures - May 2008
Mathematical and statistical models are the way to predict futures trends in the market, according to Phillippe Balthazard, head of managed futures and systematic funds at Barep Asset Management.
Ecofin Special Situations Utilities Fund - July 2008
The Ecofin Special Situation Utilities Fund combines two complementary strategies, investing in special situation opportunities and an active long/short strategy.