DMS Offshore Investment Services (‘DMS’) Limited was established in the Cayman Islands by Don Seymour in 2000. Over the past 15 years it has grown into one of the industry’s leading fund governance firms with over 200 people. One of the big focuses for the firm is ongoing regulation, in particular AIFMD and FATCA. With respect to FATCA, DMS was able to steal a march on its competitors in 2014 by establishing a FATCA Responsible Officer (FRO) role, six months before anyone else.  “Our principal, Don Seymour, identified FATCA as an area to work on three years ago. We got the

2014 proved to be another strong year of growth for Morgan Stanley’s managed accounts platform, which saw assets increase from USD2.6bn to USD3.5bn.  From day one, Morgan Stanley’s managed account solution was clear: to deliver investor-centric bespoke solutions. As Stephane Berthet (pictured), Executive Director at Morgan Stanley and head of its FundLogic Alternatives platform says: “It goes beyond merely being a distribution platform,” which is the case with more of the long-standing public platforms that have traditionally been manager-centric. There are between 30 and 35 managers on Morgan Stanley’s managed account open architecture platform. Where possible, these managers are used

Saemor Capital is a specialist in quantitative investment management. With approximately USD575m in AUM, Saemor is the second largest hedge fund manager in The Netherlands and is AIFMD-regulated. The Saemor Europe Alpha Fund has generated an 11 per cent return with 9 per cent volatility over the past 5 years, and was launched in 2008, when the firm was founded by Sven Bouman (pictured) and Patrick van de Laar with the backing of insurance company AEGON. The Fund follows an equity market neutral strategy and typically holds 225 positions.  “Despite the increased volatility as a result of geopolitical events and the abrupt fall in the oil price, we have been able to

Foxhill Capital Partners LLC is an SEC-registered value-oriented event driven hedge fund with particular expertise in distressed and special situations. The firm is based in Princeton, New Jersey. It was established by Neil Weiner (pictured), CIO, in 2006, with the launch of the Foxhill Opportunity Fund, LP. “Our fundamental research process is based on my more than 25 years managing hedge funds. Prior to founding Foxhill, I was a partner at Triage Capital, which during my tenure experienced an increase in capital from USD50m to nearly USD1bn. The foundation for our process was first developed at LibertyView Capital where I was a

Omni Macro Fund is a discretionary global macro fund trading instruments at the most liquid end of the spectrum. Roughly 50 per cent of the Fund’s positions are in FX (developed market-heavy), with the rest of the portfolio trading commodities, equity indices and front-end rates and bond futures.  Stephen Rosen (pictured) is CIO and Founder of Omni Macro. He says that typically the team runs three to five trading strategies with one to three line items each.  “We bucket our themes into three categories: • Structural mis-pricing stories • Cyclical themes • Opportunistic tactical trading. “Structural trade origination ideas rely

The sixth edition of the Hedgeweek Awards, presented on 27 February in London’s Mayfair and sponsored by Morgan Stanley, brought together the leading names in the global hedge funds industry to celebrate the achievements of the best performing managers and service providers in 2014. The awards were determined by the votes of Hedgeweek’s subscribers, who include institutional investors, wealth managers, fund managers and other industry professionals at firms including fund administrators, prime brokers, custodians, law firms, custodians and advisers.  Best Macro Fund – Omni Macro Fund Best Event Driven Merger Arbitrage Fund – Paulson & Co Best Event Driven Distressed Fund – Foxhill Capital