2014 International Hedge Fund Awards Essex Investment Management Company, LLC is an SEC registered investment adviser that manages growth equity portfolios for institutional clients (including corporations, endowments, foundations, municipalities and public funds), high net worth clients, mutual funds (on a sub- advisory basis) and private partnerships. We are based in Boston, Massachusetts and also have an office in Evanston, Illinois. Despite changing market conditions, we remain focused on adding value to our clients’ invest- ment portfolios through growth stock investing, a strong commitment to compliance and superior client service. Our mission is to provide clients with long-term investment returns consistently above their respective benchmarks with service surpassing their expectations. 125 High Street, 18th Floor Suite 1803 Boston, MA 02110 Phone: 617 342 3200 Fax: 617 342 3280 Email:
[email protected] Web: http://www.essexinvest.com Excalibur Funds Management is a global macro investment manager, with offices in Sydney, Australia, and New York City, that expresses its views through currency. The Excalibur global macro program is operated on a discretionary management basis and focuses on G10 curren- cies and specializes in the AUD crosses, with a combination of currency spot, forward and option positions. Excalibur’s principals have over 25 years investment management and financial mar- kets experience. Excalibur’s objective is to deliver superior risk adjusted and consistent low volatility uncorrelated returns. Sydney Suite 514, 15 Lime Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Phone: +61 2 9279 1300 New York 1 Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014 Phone: +1 646 747 7122 Email:
[email protected] Web: http://www.excaliburfunds.com 44 Falcon Americas is a financial services company and an independent Third Party Advisor boutique established in 2013. Our headquarters is located in Coral Gables, South Florida, com- monly known as The Gateway to Latin America. We are team of professionals with a focused expertise in the alternatives and traditional global asset management instruments. We believe in long term relationships while representing the most outstanding managers in targeted strategies. Also, through our unique educational and consult- ing products (mostly in Spanish) we are helping investors, investment professionals, regulators and students to upgrade their skills into the important alternative and traditional investment industry. Company: Falcon Americas Address: 2333 Ponce de Leon, Suite 630, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Web: www.falconamericas.com Phone: 305-767-1357 E-mail:
[email protected] FMLA Financial Markets Lawyers is a Netherlands based independent boutique law firm specializing in asset management, investment funds, the pension sector, regulation and supervision of Dutch financial markets and institutions, listings, delistings and other public transactions. Its lawyers have in-depth experience in setting up legal structures and providing tailor made solu- tions. When assisting activist shareholders (e.g. hedge funds) targeting publicly traded Dutch and other companies listed on Euronext Amsterdam, FMLA generally has no conflicting interests. Services include: Asset management and pension sector: advising among others asset managers and pension funds on regulatory and supervisory matters, product develop- ment, investment management, custody, investment structures and governance. Financial services regulation: advising banks, in- termediaries and other financial services providers on regulatory and supervisory matters, including conduct of business rules and governance. Securities markets and investment firms: advising among others investors, trading platforms and other financial markets parties, including brokers and dealers, on securities laws and supervisory matters, corporate governance and strategy, short selling, corporate law, capital markets transactions and public takeover bids. Company: FMLA Financial Markets Lawyers Name: Hugo Oppelaar Email: Hugo
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[email protected] Web: www.fmlaaa.com Telephone: +31 (0)20 348 52 00 Forecast Trading Group (“Forecast”) brings together the team’s dealing and risk management experience and a wide range of fundamental analysis, generated in-house and by external sources. The firm’s operations and approach have been polished over a ten-year period. Forecast is built on the early and accurate interpretation of fundamental data, and the long experience of the Principal, analysts and associ- ates. Information is received and assessed around the clock. Forecast’s style is that of a hedge fund, rather than a systematic, black-box trader , and profits can be achieved in both up- or down-markets. Since trading is discretionary rather than machine-driven, the results are non-correlated and a Forecast account can be established as an overlay to a long-only investment. Clients can participate through a managed account in the Forecast Trading Program or in a custom-tailored managed account. A managed account offers the benefits of total transparency via real-time access through the client’s FCM and daily statements available by e-mail. Company: Forecast Trading Group Address: 926 Haverstraw Road, Suffern, New York 10901 Phone: 845.362.3820 Fax: 845.362.3873 Email:
[email protected] Web: www.forecasttrading.com FTM is a dynamic investment product that places emphasis on capital preservation first and foremost while achieving consistent returns and maintaining low volatility. FTM achieves this by spreading investment risk between FX, Term De- posits and Capital Secured Investments. It is the culmination of a search for an investment portfolio that can provide consistent returns irrespective of market conditions. The Global Financial Crisis clearly illustrated that investment classes were far more correlated than most investors had otherwise suspected. After the dramatic falls in global markets it was clear that traditional asset classes such as equities could not be counted on for diversification simply by means of geographical location. Both developed and emerging markets alike experienced large falls as did commodities and bonds. There were however a select group of assets that were unaffected by the turmoil and this is what led to the creation of an investment product that could generate consistent returns irrespective of market conditions. Company: FTM Limited Address: Lot 133 Santina Parade, Elluk, Port Vila, Vanuatu, South Pacific Web: www.ftmmutual.com Telephone: +678 238 39 Fax: +678 27847 Fixnetix was founded in London in 2006 with the goal of pioneering the best in low latency technologies to provide the fastest trading and data to market participants. It provides outsourced services for ultra-low latency trading, market data, hosting and infrastructure connectivity as well as risk management solutions to leading global banks, hedge funds and proprietary trading groups. It is headed by highly experienced financial industry players Hugh Hughes, Paul Ellis and Al Moore whose extensive combined experience in investment banking, technology and prime brokerage has allowed Fixnetix to provide dynamic solutions to meet the ever evolving requirements of the global financial community. Fixnetix’s offerings include: • Private and neutral infrastructure provider • Unique, multi-vendor aggregation service • Market data in raw and multiple common API formats • All major European and North American exchanges and MTF’s • End-to-end SLAs • Fixnetix has the fastest speed and most robust trading and data systems currently available. Company: Fixnetix Name: Karen Bertoli Email:
[email protected] Web Address: http://www.fixnetix.com/ Address: 33 King William Street, 9th Floor, London, EC4R 9AS, UK Telephone: +44 (0) 203 008 8990 A leading global financial advisory and investment banking firm, Duff & Phelps leverages analytical skills, market expertise and independence to help clients make sound decisions. The firm advises clients in the areas of valuation, M&A and trans- actions, restructuring, alternative assets, disputes and taxation – with more than 1,000 employees serving clients from offices in North America, Europe and Asia. The Duff & Phelps Portfolio Valuation team special- izes in assisting private equity firms, hedge funds, business development companies and corporations as well as limited partners, institutional investors and endowments with the valuation of alternative investments, specifically securities and positions for which there are no ‘active market’ quotations. Duff & Phelps’ professionals provide practical guid- ance on emerging fair value issues initiated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and governmental bodies as well as industry stand- ards, such as those provided by the American In- stitute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Private Equity Industry Guidelines Group (PEIGG) and the International Private Equity Valuation (IPEV) board. Duff & Phelps also advises on valuation policy best practices and provides investors with an independent third party assessment of their fund manager’s operating policies and procedures. Company: Duff & Phelps Name: Chris Franzek Email:
[email protected] Web Address: www.duffandphelps.com Telephone: +1 212 871 7549