AI Hedge Awards 2017

Acquisition International - Hedge Fund Awards 2017 31 GAIA Capital Management Ltd Best New Systematic FX Program: GAIA Capital Management Ltd (GAIA FX+) GAIA Capital Management Ltd GAIA Capital Management is a boutique investment advisory firm with offices in Seychelles, Dubai and Cyprus. We invited Nicholas White to provide us with a fascinating overview of the firm, its subsidiary GCM and the range of investment solutions it offers. Company: GAIA Capital Management Name: Nicholas White Email: [email protected] Web: www.gaia-cap.com HF170077 Established in 2014 as a spin off from GAIA Capital Partners, GCM has continued to provide stable and secure returns for investors in the Alternative Sector. Registered as a CTA with the NFA, GCM advises a broad base of institutional and HNW individual investors from four continents. Specifically focussed on the FX and Commodities markets, GCM employs a rules based systematic approach to investing. Nicholas outlines the firm’s service offering in detail and explains how the firm supports clients in order to ensure that they receive the very best investment products which meet their needs. “GCM provides Managed account and Currency overlay services. All of our Managed Account clients are treated equally irrespective of size of investment and all follow the same signals and positions with the only variants being the desired risk exposure, which is dictated by the client. We trade directly in the international spot FX markets and the Global Energy and Precious Metals Futures markets. Our program mitigates volatility through a dynamic risk management approach and a diversified mixture of markets and time horizons. “Overall, our mission is to efficiently make profit for our clients with the minimal risk and overall financial exposure. Our Program’s continue to evolve and will automatically adjust to increased volatility affording our clients a smooth return profile in all market conditions. The experience, pedigree and market knowledge of our Team over the past four decades provides our clients peace of mind and security that can only be achieved by hands on experience throughout multiple market cycles.” Looking ahead, globalisation and digitalisation within the investment market mean that firms have to be increasingly global. With a base in Dubai, UAE GCM is ideally situated to benefit from market moves across the three major trading time zones, Asia, Europe and US. Nicholas outlines how its geographic base supports the firm in remaining at the forefront of this emerging market and how this will remain at the forefront of the firm’s focus moving forward. “The Globalisation of the Investment industry has affected everyone over the past 10+ years. Financial Centres have shifted in their dominance and importance and the continued growth of the Middle East and Asian markets will continue to influence both global markets and investor focus in the years ahead. From a capital acquisition perspective, the Middle East and Asia continue to provide the majority of our investor base and we foresee this trend increasing in the coming years. Both the Partners and staff have a long history of working together and all will continue to share in the success of GCM ensuring an aligned focus on the future success of GCM as we look to the future.” “The experience, pedigree andmarket knowledge of our Team over the past four decades provides our clients peace of mind and security that can only be achieved by hands on experience throughout multiple market cycles.”