Expanding from our regular manager interviews , Eurekahedge's video interviews provide exclusive insights from notable managers in Asia - as told to Eurekahedge. Aside from discussing the firm's investment principles, we also gain a glimpse into their outlook for the global markets.
Interview with Tony Bremness, CFA, Founding Partner, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer at Laureola Advisors Inc.
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Tony Bremness is a Partner, Managing Director, and Chief Investment Officer at Laureola Advisors Inc. Tony has extensive experience in investment analysis, portfolio construction, and risk control. Tony is a frequent speaker at Alternative Investment Conferences, with a focus on Life Settlements. He graduated with an MBA (1985 McGill University, Canada) and has been awarded the CFA accreditation (1991). Mr. Bremness has over 35 years of asset management experience, with portfolios ranging in size from $100,000 to over $10 billion. He has designed, structured, and launched several investment Funds, and has consulted to some of the world’s largest institutional investors on Asset Allocation and manager selection. Laureola Advisors was founded in 2012 and launched its first Fund in April 2013 to allow investors to access the non-correlated and stable returns offered by this unique asset class. Laureola Funds have won several awards over the 7+ year history. Being a boutique Manager, Laureola’s investment thesis and conservative approach effectively addresses the challenges of this asset class’ smaller size and less-liquid nature. Laureola is vertically integrated - ensuring control and quality at all stages of the investment process. The Fund has delivered positive returns in over 95% of months, and has delivered positive returns in every calendar year, often achieving in double digits. The non-correlation has been proven through various upheavals in the traditional equity and credit markets, through volatility in commodity prices, and changes in economic conditions and unforeseen geopolitical crises. |
Interview with Michael Günther, Portfolio Manager at Tungsten Investment Funds
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Michael Günther has been a member of the Executive Board of TRYCON G.C.M. AG since 2002 and since 2013 a portfolio manager at Tungsten Capital, an asset management company based in Frankfurt am Main. Since the year 2000, he has dealt with systematic trading strategies and the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence to the financial markets. In the integration of these technologies in investment decisions, he is one of the pioneers in Germany. Michael Guenther, together with Pablo Hess, is responsible for the development of the proprietary portfolio software QuantMatrix, which applies artificial intelligence and machine learning for the trading strategy of the Tungsten TRYCON fund. The multi-asset long / short fund Tungsten TRYCON AI Global Markets, managed by the two, provides investors with access to new data analysis technologies and artificial intelligence and has received several awards. |
Interview with Fabrice Tischhauser, CFA, CEO and Dmitry Sukhanov, Head of Research and Development of Quant Infinity Group
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Quant Infinity is a data science company that develops since 2003 algorithmic trading solutions based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, specifically for institutional clients, investments funds and family offices. Since 2011 our company is offering to our clients consistent Alpha through uncorrelated returns. Fabrice Tischhauser has led the transformation of the group from a single product company into a solution provider for investors searching for a risk-adequate quantitative allocation into their portfolio. Fabrice has been with the group since 2016 after having had previously different positions in the banking industry in Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland. Dmitry Sukhanov has been with the group since 2011 and he is an expert in global diversified financial markets with over 15 years of experience. The development of Quant Infinity would not have been possible without him. He has successfully built and is currently managing the team of quants and technology developers. |
Interview with Michael Pomada, President & CEO and Lisa Martin, Director of Business Development at Crabel Capital Management, LLC
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Crabel Capital Management is a global alternative investment firm specializing in systematic, automated trading of global futures and foreign exchange. Our Los Angeles based firm was founded by short-term trading pioneer Toby Crabel and has delivered over 25 years of uncorrelated returns for its institutional clients. The firm has developed a diverse array of trading strategies designed to systematically capture market anomalies implemented through a technologically advanced, low latency infrastructure. Global co-location facilities and proprietary execution algorithms allow the firm to efficiently trade in approximately 200 futures and foreign exchange markets. View fund profile |
Interview with Asim Ghaffar, CIO of AG Capital Investments, LLC
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Asim founded AG Capital in 2014. He has a background in economics, strategy, and investment consulting, as well as futures trading and risk management. Most recently, he worked as an investment consultant in Cambridge Associates, LLC’s Boston office, where he advised foundations, universities, private clients, and insurance groups in the U.S. ranging in size from $100 million to $20 billion. Prior to joining Cambridge Associates, Asim was a Principal at Partners Capital Investment Group, LLC, an international investment advisory firm. Before that, he was a strategy consultant at Bain & Company, Inc. He began his career as an economics and business consulting analyst at Charles River Associates, Inc. View fund profile |
Interview with Christopher Cole, CFA - Founder & CIO, Artemis Capital Management
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Christopher R. Cole, CFA, is the Founder & CIO of Artemis Capital Management LP. Mr. Cole’s core focus is systematic, quantitative, and behavioral-based trading of volatility and derivatives. His decision to form a fund came after achieving significant proprietary returns during the 2008 financial crash trading volatility futures and options (verified by an independent auditor). Cole’s volatility research is highly influential in derivative and macro trading circles and widely quoted by the financial press. His 2012 research paper entitled, “Volatility at World’s End” argued the equity options market was mispricing and hedging the wrong tail (left as opposed to right). The paper was credited with re-pricing long-dated volatility and named one of the best macro-economic thought pieces of the last decade. Mr. Cole is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and in the media. He previously worked in capital markets at Merrill Lynch and structured over $10 billion in derivatives and debt transactions. View fund profile |
Interview with Stefan Wattinger, ILS Product Specialist, Credit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies Ltd
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Stefan Wattinger joined the ILS team at Credit Suisse in April 2014 as a product specialist. Prior to joining Credit Suisse ILS, he was a relationship manager for institutional clients within Credit Suisse. Stefan holds a BSc in Banking and Finance from Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). |
Interview with Dr. Peng She, Co-Founder & CIO of Golden Pine Asset Management
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Dr. Peng She is the co-founder and CIO of Golden Pine Capital. He graduated from Tsinghua University in Beijing with Bachelor, Master and PhD degrees. In May 2016, he established Golden Pine Capital, the investment manager of Golden Pine Fund. In 2011, he joined Greenwoods Asset Management. He was senior analyst of cyclicals and utilities. He was also directly involved in portfolio management, able to earn rich experience in both domestic and offshore market. From 2006 to 2011, he worked for BASF and Dow Chemical Company, world's top 2 chemical companies. He was responsible for all the external innovation and technology cooperation in the Greater China District. View Fund Profile. |
Interview with Dr. Matthew Swann, Principal of Hiscox Re Insurance Linked Strategies Ltd
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Dr. Matthew Swann is Principal, Hiscox Re Insurance Linked Strategies, a US$1.6+ billion ILS fund manager within global specialty insurance group Hiscox Ltd (LND: HSX). Matthew joined Hiscox in 2007 as a catastrophe modeler where he developed retrocession pricing tools before moving to reinsurance underwriting in 2011. He joined Hiscox Re ILS in 2015 as Portfolio Manager and is currently responsible for advising on investment and product strategy, and business development. Matthew holds a geography degree from the University of Oxford and a PhD in climate prediction from the University of East Anglia. |
Interview with Niklaus Hilti, CEO and CIO at Credit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies Ltd.
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Niklaus Hilti is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Credit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies Ltd., which manages a number of funds focused on insurance linked investments. He has worked in the reinsurance and ILS industry since 2000 and has been with the Credit Suisse ILS team since 2004 when the team was managing ILS portfolios at Bank Leu, a Credit Suisse Group subsidiary. Between 2002 and 2004, Niklaus was Head of Non-Life Actuary Reinsurance at Helvetia Insurance Group, where he focused on the Swiss group’s international reinsurance business. Before that, he served as Head of the Natural Catastrophe Pricing team at Converium Ltd. a top 10 reinsurance company at the time. Between 2000 and 2001, Niklaus worked as a Pricing Actuary at Zurich Re. |
Interview with Isaac Lieberman, CEO and Founder of Aston Capital Management
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Isaac Lieberman founded Aston Capital Management as a quantitative hedge fund in November 2013. As a veteran trader of proprietary quantitative strategies, Isaac has more than 20 years of experience trading in global FX and fixed income markets. Prior to founding ACM, Isaac was Managing Director at J.P. Morgan where he was the Head of Algorithmic Trading and the Head of Electronic FX Options Trading. Before joining J.P Morgan in 2008, Isaac was Head of the FX and Fixed Income division in the Principal Strategies Group at Bear Stearns where he worked from 1996. View Fund Profile |
Interview with Kevin Ellis, Managing Director at Horse Cove Partners
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Kevin Ellis brings more than 30 years of financial, administrative and operations experience to the Firm. Previously, Mr. Ellis was the COO and principal of FISCO Appreciation Management LLC. He also served as a Founding Principal, Managing Director and COO at Labyrinth Group, LLC, an investment management firm utilising structured securities. Prior to that, he was Manager of Corporate Development at Arthur Anderson, LLP, where he focused on finance, mergers and acquisitions. Earlier in his career, he served as Vice President of Business Planning at SUPERVALU, Inc. Mr. Ellis is a graduate of Minnesota State University-Mankato BA Finance and earned a Juris Doctorate from William Mitchell College of Law and was admitted to the bar in Minnesota in 1983. View Fund Profile |
Interview with Maciej Wisniewski, Founder and Portfolio Manager at Macromoney
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Maciej Wisniewski is the Founder and Fund Manager of Macromoney and has full oversight of all company operations. Maciej has 20 years of experience in investments management and in successfully setting up investment funds. He is the Founder of Investors Investment Fund Company (IIFC), one of Poland's first privately owned investment fund management companies, which was established in 2005. Prior to founding IIFC, he was the Director of Trading at BZ WBK AIB Asset Management in Poznan, Poland, and was a highly successful Proprietary Trader for LG Bank in Warsaw, Poland. He began his career as a stock broker at Raiffeisen Capital, then later moved to Bank Millenium Securities, both in Warsaw. Maciej holds a Master's degree in Finance from the London Business School and a second Master's in Finance and Banking from the Warsaw School of Economics. View Fund Profile This video may not be disseminated, distributed or used without the prior written consent of Macromoney UK Ltd and Sapia Partners LLP (the “Companies”). This video is a summary and is not an offering or a solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest. Any such offer or solicitation will be made to qualified investors only by means of a confidential private offering memorandum and related offering materials, and only in those jurisdictions where permitted by law. Such offer or solicitation may only be made by means of delivery of that document which contains important information (including investment objective, policies, risk factors, fees, tax implications, and accredited investor qualifications) relating to such investment product or fund. There is no guarantee that the investment objective will be achieved. Moreover, the past performance of the investment team should not be construed as an indicator of future performance. Without limitation, this video does not constitute a recommendation to enter into any proposed transaction or investment. You should not construe the contents of this video as legal, tax, investment or other advice. By accepting this video, you acknowledge that the Companies are not acting as your broker, financial advisor, in any other fiduciary capacity or otherwise as your advisor or agent with respect to transaction or investment. The information contained in this video is based on material that Companies believe to be reliable. Assumptions, estimates and opinions contained in this video constitute information we received from reliable sources as of the date of the document and are subject to change without notice. Neither the Companies or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons or affiliates makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this video, and nothing contained herein is, or shall be relied upon as, a promise or representation, whether as to past or future facts or results. The market analysis, projections, targeted returns, estimates and similar information, including all statements of opinion and/or belief contained in this video (collectively, “forward-looking information”), are subject to inherent uncertainties, contingencies and qualifications and are based on a number of assumptions. Forward-looking information involves significant elements of subjective judgment and analysis that may or may not be correct. Macromoney UK Ltd is an Appointed Representative of Sapia Partners LLP, an entity which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. |
Interview with Mitchell Presnick, Director and Partner at Marco Polo Pure Asset Management Ltd
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Mitchell Presnick is Director and Partner with Marco Polo Pure China Fund. Mr. Presnick holds an MBA (1999) from the Rutgers Graduate School of Business in Newark, New Jersey, a graduate diploma in Chinese language (1990) from Peking University in Beijing, and a BBA (1988) from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He is fluent and literate in Mandarin Chinese. Mitch is a prominent American business commentator in Asia and a permanent resident of Hong Kong. He brings over 28 continuous years on-site China business experience.
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Interview with David Liebowitz, Managing Partner at Aroya Capital LP
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David Liebowitz has been an investment professional for over 33 years.
Prior to founding Aroya Capital LP, David served Bear Stearns in a number of capacities from 1983 to 2005. The common thread of his experience was his involvement in proprietary trading during his entire 22 years career at Bear – initially Risk Arbitrage and then Convertible Arbitrage for many years. Over the course of his career at Bear he managed as much as $4 billion of proprietary capital as well as $1.4 billion of client assets. In 1993 David was elected to the Board of Directors of The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., serving as a director until 2001.
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Interview with Charles Mautz, Managing Member & Chief Investment Officer at Chinus Asset Management
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As founder and Managing Member, Charles leads CHAM’s strategy and activities. He also oversees all investment activities including research, allocation and manager selection. Charles developed the firm’s focus on investing with locally-based managers throughout Asia and travels there frequently to identify the next rising stars. |
Interview with Ivan Popovic, Managing Director and Nicolas Mirjolet, Chief Investment Officer at Tolomeo Capital AG
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Ivan Popovic is a founding partner of Tolomeo Capital and serves as the company’s Managing Partner. In 2006, he co-founded aeris CAPITAL, a large family office where he was responsible for several investment funds and served as a member of the Executive Management and the Board. Ivan headed the Quant and Risk Management Group of aeris CAPITAL, which was spun off in 2011 to form Tolomeo Capital. At Tolomeo Capital, Ivan oversees the day-to-day running of the business. |
Interview with Mason Chau, Chief Investment Officer of OIL Assets International Limited
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Mason Chau, Chief investment officer, BBA, Msc (E-commerce), CPA., FCCA, is the founder of OIL Assets International Limited. Prior to this, he has held senior position in BZW Asia Limited and HSBC Securities Limited. Mason also has extensive experience in direct investment and private equity. |
Interview with Hyung-Kyu Choi, CEO & CIO of QUAD Capital Management
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Hyung-Kyu Choi is the Managing Partner of Korean-based asset management firm QUAD Investment Management since January 2014. With 16 years of experience in investments, FX trading and credit analysis, Hyung-Kyu shares with us the fund's investment objective, along with his thoughts about the impact of smart watches on the industry, and display technology. |
Interview with Christopher Peck, Partner & Portfolio Manager at Maiora Asian Structured Finance Fund
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Christopher Peck has been in the industry with 16 years of experience in Japan and Singapore and currently focuses on resources and mezzanine debt at Maiora Asset Management. |
Interview with Tom Lin, Founder & Portfolio Manager at MMA Pan Asia Fund Management LLC
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Founder and Portfolio Manager Tom Lin has extensive experience in the Asian equity markets as an analyst, investor, and an investment banker. Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Lin managed and launched technology equity sales units for Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and Deutsche Bank, as well as held a sector analyst role at Anthion Capital. Mr. Lin lived and worked in both Taiwan and Hong Kong for a combined 20 years. |
Hedge Fund Interview with Alex Goh, CFA, Investment Manager of Oak Spring Alpha Fund
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With 20 years of experience in wealth management, the CEO of Abacus Asia Management, Alex Goh discusses the fund's origins and strategy, as well as overcoming challenges faced in the Asian markets. |
Interview With Dr. Leung Wing Cheong, CEO & CIO of InnoFusion Capital Management Ltd
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Holding 25 years of experience in trading and equity derivatives business in Hong Kong and the United States, Dr. Leung Wing Cheong, CEO and CIO at InnoFusion Capital Management discusses China’s intention to internationalise the renminbi and factors behind the fund’s success in 2008. |
Interview with Christian Stauffer, CEO at EuroFin Asia Group
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Founded in 2003, EuroFin Asia Group is an independent specialty finance house offering investment opportunities across the capital structure spectrum, with a focus on real economy businesses and is located in Singapore and Geneva. Managing open-ended and bespoke credit funds since 2006, EuroFin Asia Group finances a combined portfolio of approximately 100 real-economy companies in the commodity & natural resources sectors across Asia Pacific, Europe & Middle East. With 25 years experience in trade finance, structured finance and commodities trading, get a flavour of commodity trade finance with Christian Stauffer, CEO at Eurofin Asia Group on how the structural aspects of financial trading funds offer growing opportunities in the Asian banking ecosystem despites the regulations most recently brought by Basel III. |
Interview with Wong Kok Hoi, Founder & CIO at APS Asset Management
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With 30 years of investment experience, 6 offices around Asia and approximately US$3.2 billion in total assets, Wong Kok Hoi, Founder & CIO at APS Asset Management, discusses the challenges and opportunities of investing in Asia. Through this video interview, Wong Kok Hoi shares his investment philosophy, reasons attributed for strong performance during 2008 to 2009, the investment environment post-Madoff and the challenges hedge fund startups face in current times. |