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Profile: Eddy Wymeersch
The chairman of the CESR and one of Europe's most senior regulatory figures talks to Alexander Campbell about oversight of the CDS market and fair value accounting
Beyond the AMA
Management
Looking up down under
Omniwealth
Richardson's rich pickings
After partnering with Credit Suisse earlier this year to sell structured notes, Richardson Partners Financial has found news ways to adapt its offering to high-net-worth clients amid an exceptionally tough financial climate in Canada - and its business…
Stepping stones
Risk-averse retail investors are shying away from fully regulated sales products that are capital at risk in favour of deposits. But structured products provide a natural stepping stone for Yorkshire Building Society to bridge this gap while delivering…
We've got the power
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We've got the power
Claudio Albanese, visiting professor of mathematical finance, King's College, talks to Alexander Campbell
DSAM Kauthar Gold Fund: Tocqueville Asset Management
Strong commodity focus dominates first funds chosen for Al Safi
DSAM Kauthar Natural Resources Fund: Zweig-DiMenna International Managers
Natural resources stock picking focus creates success
Global Directional Portfolio: Welton Investment Corporation
Wide range of strategies brings value to California hedge fund
Wessex Global Water Fund -- September 2008
Water is essential for human survival and is also necessary for nearly every sector of human activity – agriculture, industrial production and power generation and as a way to transport people and goods. According to the United Nations, an estimated 10%…
Melchior European Fund -- November 2008
Good management skills have made a big difference to Melchior European Fund. Dalton Strategic Partnership (DSP) launched the Melchior European Fund on October 2, 2006. The fund is a pan-European long/short all-cap equity fund. It aims to achieve…
Sourcecap Primary Research Fund -- September 2008
Sourcecap International, established in 2006, is a multi-product platform of absolute return strategies.
Van Eck Hard Assets Hedge Strategy -- November 2008
Launched in 1996, Van Eck’s Hard Assets hedge strategy focuses on energy, metals and mining, paper and forest products, agriculture and other hard asset sectors. The portfolio employs a long/short strategy, using fundamental research to capitalise on mis…
DSAM Kauthar Gold Fund -- November 2008
The DSAM Kauthar Gold Fund is the first Shariah compliant hedge fund of its kind and the first in a family of commodity-linked funds offered by DSAM
Sokol Russian Equity Opportunity Fund -- October 2008
Despite the recent upheavals on the Russian markets, ParusKreml Capital, a Russian- German company owned by funds managers and German private bank MM Warburg & Co, manages the Russian based Sokol Russian Equity Opportunity Fund.
Ramius -- October 2008
Ramius is a privately owned global alternative investment company with over 14 years experience and around $11 billion in assets. The company has a highly evolved platform for the institutional and private investor that includes three alternative…
RAB Gold Fund -- October 2008
In times of monetary uncertainty, the world turns to the only reserve currency it believes holds value, gold. So it is no surprise RAB Capital has set up the RAB Gold Fund. While the timing is advantageous, the group has always believed there is value in…
QM Multi-strategy Fund -- October 2008
QuantMetrics is a London-based quantitative investment manager founded in 2003. The company was established by Mushtaq Shah and James Fowler who have worked as a team for over 11 years in quantitative investment management.
Porcupine Global Macro Plus
One of the more unusual animals in the global hedge fund jungle is Castlestone Management’s Porcupine Global Macro Plus fund.
Peconic Partners -- November 2008
Naming a company after a Native American tribe may seem to some a bit eccentric, but to William ‘Bill’ Harnisch, chief investment strategist at Peconic Partners, it seemed the perfect solution. The name, he says comes from a tribe resident in east Long…
Caduceus Capital hedge fund -- November 2008
OrbiMed is the world’s largest healthcare-dedicated investment firm, with over $5 billion in assets under management. OrbiMed’s investment business, founded in 1989, invests across the spectrum of healthcare companies – from private start-ups to large…
Moonraker Global Opportunities Fund -- October 2008
Moonraker takes its name from sailing. The moonraker or moonsail is the sail flown immediately above the skysail on the very top of the royal mast on large, squarerigged sailing ships of the clipper era. The sail enabled the ship’s master to achieve…
Moonraker Commodities Fund -- October 2008
Moonraker takes its name from sailing. The moonraker or moonsail is the sail flown immediately above the skysail on the very top of the royal mast on large, squarerigged sailing ships of the clipper era. The sail enabled the ship’s master to achieve…