Hedge Funds

AlphaWeek Q&A: Oliver Fochler, Managing Director, Stone Mountain Capital

23 October 2017 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Fochler discusses some of the trends he is seeing in alternative asset fundraising

Devet Capital: More Than a Lucky Number

23 October 2017 AlphaWeek Basic Vanya Dragomanovich

One of the aspects of the fund that appeals to investors is that the strategy is non-correlated to other benchmarks

What Rising Rates Mean For Hedge Fund Returns After Fees

16 October 2017 Public Pavilion Alternatives Group

As interest rates begin to rise from historically low levels, investors should be cognizant that a performance fee on total performance creates a larger drag on a hedge fund’s ability to outperform a mix of stocks and bonds that has similar exposures, risks, and objectives

Spruce Point Capital: Activist Short-Selling

16 October 2017 AlphaWeek Basic Rebecca Hampson

Spruce Point Capital is making waves by researching how financially well behaved certain companies really are

Runestone Capital - Playing Volatility

16 October 2017 AlphaWeek Basic Rebecca Hampson

Runestone Capital is a hedge fund launched in 2014 by Rune Madsen and Rasmus Andersen

iFunds: Using ETFs for Exposure

9 October 2017 AlphaWeek Basic Rebecca Hampson

London-based iFunds was set up in 2002, by Nigel Baynes and Paul Hudson as an independent management firm

South American Investors Look To Europe

4 October 2017 AlphaWeek Basic Stuart Fieldhouse

Based on anecdotal evidence from a number of sources, it does seem as if Latin American investors are taking more of an interest in non-American assets