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By JD David, Meyler Capital – I am just going to make two assumptions right off the bat: firstly, you already have a website – even if it is just a splash page – and secondly, no one “accidentally” goes to an alternative manager’s website. They are there for a deliberate reason and therefore, likely already have at least some knowledge about the manager before arriving at the site.
The purpose of the website
First things first – it’s worth understanding what an alternative fund’s site is actually designed to accomplish.
To us, a website serves four very distinct purposes:
Establish
Factory automation, pharmacy and the retail sector are three areas already undergoing fundamental, structural changes from the growing pressures of disruptive innovation (DI) across markets and geographies, according to Quaero Capital investment manager Eurof Uppington.
“We think Disruptive Innovation is taking thematic investing to the next level,” he explains. “We want to invest in enablers and beneficiaries of technological disruption, and short stocks under pressure. We understand fast moving sectors and apply that experience to non-tech sectors where company managements, analysts and investors aren’t used to dealing with radical and sometimes devastating change.”
Uppington is running a model portfolio
Gondor Capital Management, the New York-based hedge fund management firm founded by Vincent Au, has continues its winning streak with its two funds generating positive returns in August.
Au says that his domestic Gondor Partners LP generated a 1.07 return last month (+14.93 per centYTD) while the offshore Gondor Funds LTD gained 0.76 during the period (+13.04 YTD).
Gondor’s strong performance dwarfed the average hedge funds last month as the HFR’s widely followed HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gained 0.29 per cent for the month, reversing a slight loss in place midway through the period. For the year to
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, The Honourable Dr D Orlando Smith, premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), has made restoration of the Islands’ economy a top priority.
The Premier has pointed to the resilience and spirit of the BVI people saying: “We may be momentarily down, but we are certainly not out.”
The Premier also addressed the challenges facing the business and financial services industry. However, pointing to the co-operation of the private sector, he says: “Many overseas offices have come together to support the BVI and work out the best way of continuing to provide vital
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index headed north this week. Special Situations outperformed, followed by CTAs – thanks to rates and equities – and Global Macro – thanks to commodities and equities.
That’s according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research Team which says that: “Robust economic prints and cautious monetary normalisations are prolonging the goldilocks for US equities and for dollar assets – including EM markets and cyclical commodities. Gold was up on receding inflation prospects, unlike govies yields still under pressure. The ECB, which suggested tapering announcements at its October meeting, did not put an end
GoldenTree Asset Management, an institutional global asset management firm that specialises in opportunities across the credit universe, has opened a new office in Sydney, Australia which will be headed up by newly-appointed managing director Russell Taylor.
Taylor (pictured), joins the firm from JP Morgan, where he was most recently Managing Director, Head of Institutional Sales for Australia and New Zealand.
GoldenTree’s new Sydney office represents its latest expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, following upon the opening of an office in Singapore three years ago. The area is home to a number of the firm’s institutional clients.
“Australia has
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) has added Eurekahedge data to its offering.
A part of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, WRDS provides global corporations, universities and regulatory agencies the thought leadership, data access and insights needed to accelerate impact.
With coverage from 1969 and a global research team, Eurekahedge offers access to over 29,000 interactive hedge fund and over 300 alternative fund indices, making it the most comprehensive resource for hedge funds available.
“We are very excited to offer Eurekahedge to WRDS subscribers,” says Robert Zarazowski, Managing Director of WRDS. “With global reach and specialized
Post-trade services provider Clearstream, which is part of Deutsche Börse Group, and HedgePole, a well-established specialist service and technology provider for hedge funds price and reference data, have entered into a cooperation agreement to provide the market with enhanced alternative fund price and reference data services.
The need to provide specific high quality and up-to-date reference data and pricing to end investors for their holdings in alternative investments, such as hedge funds and private equity, as well as key regulatory requirements for compliance and anti-money laundering purposes are a key industry issue. This has led to the evolution of specific
In a strong month for the global hedge fund industry, emerging markets hedge funds continued to shine the brightest, according to the August 2017 eVestment Hedge Fund Performance Report.
Brazil-focused funds lead the pack in August with +5.34 per cent performance, bringing year-to-date performance to +16.88 per cent. China-focused funds are the top performers so far in 2017, returning +23.02 per cent so far this year, while returning a slightly cooling +2.69 per cent for the month of August.
Overall the industry returned +0.74 per cent in August. This brings year-to-date performance to +5.47 per cent. Hidden in that
The Managed Funds Association (MFA), a trade association for the global alternative investment industry, has added new members of its Executive Management Team.
All will report directly to MFA’s President and CEO Richard H Baker (pictured), and serve on the Management Team alongside general counsel Stuart J Kaswell, head of public affairs D Brooke Harlow, head of communications and marketing Anthony D Coley, and head of international affairs Michael N Pedroni.
“With record assets under management, the hedge fund industry is poised to help even more investors diversify and manage risk and deliver reliable returns over time. At this
