Hedge Funds Review/Profile
Taking the risk out of pension planning
David Walker spoke to Dawid Konotey-Ahulu and Robert Gardner, founders of Redington Partners, to find out how they aim to do just that ..
A prime time to invest
Choosing a prime broker can be a daunting task for any hedge fund manager. David Walker met Lehman Brothers' Gunner Burkhart for some tips on how to make the right decision and avoid the political pitfalls common in some investment banks
Leader of the pack
FRM's founder Blaine Tomlinson won the inaugural Hedge Funds Review award for best long-term achievement in the fund of hedge funds industry in November. He and FRM Limited CEO Paul Dunning reflected on how the industry has changed and institutionalised…
Caution pays
If you find the frustration of losing money too much to bear, Gems Advisors may be able to help. David Walker spoke to its CEO Miguel Abadi to find out how
The key is in the stock picking - an expert's guide to branching out into hedges
George Luckraft, manager of AXA Framlington's oldest hedge fund, shares his experience, some top tips and a few cups of piping hot tea, with Solomon Teague
Old hands, steady heads
Mustafa Jama joined Morgan Stanley's FoHF team as CIO four years ago – and tells Solomon Teague there are not that many houses whose engagement with hedge funds stretches back 16 years
New seasoned and experienced old hands on the block
After gardening leave, John Godden set about recruiting for IGS Group, a multi-faceted alternatives consultancy, in the word's widest sense. Solomon Teague sat down with him to find out more on what IGS was built to do
Plain sailing as the GMI ship fund makes some pieces of (very non-correlated) eight
M2M has made quite a splash in its first year with its Global Maritime Investments shipping hedge fund, making 31% and raising $111m in barely 10 months. GMI's Stephen Rodley and Stuart Rae told David Walker how they managed both…
Welcome to the brains trust
Jersey's Ermitage has made a name for itself investing in leading managers and as its chief executive officer, Ian Cadby explains to Solomon Teague, finding and mixing them to avoid the worst of market downturns goes far further than a good contact book.
The magic of macro...
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 to Solomon Teague advances, such as those in technology are also allowing the $35bn London house to…
Where change equals opportunity
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…
Smart money
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. David Walker spoke with ION's co-founder Stephen Levey (pictured below) to find out more...
The easy path to permanent capital Nirvana...
Listing funds is one way of raising capital that sticks, Alpha Strategic shows managers there's more than one way to skin this cat, as Solomon Teague writes
Directional, with focused discipline
Scotland's Cartesian Capital has turned in a healthy first year with its UK long/short hedge fund. David Walker found out why they had such an enjoyable first birthday...
Chicago's thriving hedge fund culture
The Windy City, despite its geographical distance from the main financial centres, is proving a hotbed of hedge fund action attracting portfolio managers from every international corner, says Scott Schweighauser, a partner at investment firm Harris…
Full steam ahead of the fund floating boat
The rush to launch permanent capital vehicles has not slowed, despite the grandfather of London's closed-ended, listed vehicle market replacing the manager of one of its key funds of funds due to what it saw as underperformance as David Walker reports
EFG Private Bank - June 2007
While structuring products may once have been the preserve of large asset management houses, private banks are starting to open their expertise in bespoke structuring to the outside world, as Rasik Ahuja, head of EFG Private Bank’s active advisory.
Unearthing value early
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, as Carmel Daniele…
Follow the leader as EFG proves private banks is where structuring's smart money is
While structuring products may once have been the preserve of large asset management houses, private banks are starting to open their expertise in bespoke structuring to the outside world, as Rasik Ahuja, head of EFG Private Bank's active advisory, tells…
Built for performance
London's MPC Investors is looking at taking in at least an extra $600m for its latest European fund launch and is setting itself up as a direct destination for institutional allocators, as its CEO Peter Harrison told David Walker