The 'AlphaQ - February 2016' special report comprises 14 separate articles listed below, these can be read individually or as a sequence.
Private equity to fragment in 2016
Private equity to fragment in 2016
Fabrizio Carpanini (pictured) leads Dorsey & Whitney’s London and European private equity practice and is a 30-year veteran in the industry. He arrived at Dorsey in November of 2015 and by December he was representing the founders of UK based skincare specialist, Dr Organic, in the sale of the company to a Carlyle Group portfolio company, NBTY Inc, in a transaction that valued Dr Organic at approximately GBP110 million. This represented one of the landmark deals for Dorsey’s London office during 2015.
CTA gives dynamic performance
CTA gives dynamic performance
Diversified, systematic manager Dynamic Capital Management has hit the high spots since the move by founder and CIO Camille Hayek and his investment research team from Geneva to London last October.
Turkish fund firm predicts market to rise 25 per cent in 2016
Turkish fund firm predicts market to rise 25 per cent in 2016
Bruegger Invest, Managers of The Great Turk Fund, are forecasting 25 per cent growth in the MSCI Turkey Index through 2016. The MSCI Index, which is designed to measure the performance of large and mid-cap segments of the Turkish market, covers about 85 per cent of the country’s equity universe. The Index is up some 1.55 per cent in dollar terms in January, outperforming the overall MSCI Emerging Markets Index by 8.07 per cent.
Set in Stone
Set in Stone
Beverly Chandler interviews Bill Stone (pictured), founder, CEO and Chairman of the USD6.3 billion firm SS&C Technologies.
The art of blended returns
The art of blended returns
James Williams interviews with Argon Capital on its new commodity‑focused hedge fund.
ETFs under the microscope
ETFs under the microscope
Beverly Chandler charts the rise and risks of the ETF, both for retail and institutional investors.
E-trading protocols evolve
E-trading protocols evolve
James Williams investigates the latest developments in the corporate bond market.
Watch out for the terminology
Watch out for the terminology
AlphaQ's regular columnist, Randeep Grewal (pictured), comments on balance sheet optimisation and share buybacks.
Coaching for investment success
Coaching for investment success
James Williams discovers how reducing behavioural bias can help traders improve their investing skills.
Secondaries market offers profits
Secondaries market offers profits
Beverly Chandler interviews Rudy Scarpa (pictured), partner at Pantheon.
Regulation heralds research change
Regulation heralds research change
James Williams examines how MiFID II will change the fund business.
Volatility spooks investors
Volatility spooks investors
James Williams interviews Peter Laurelli (pictured), vice president of research at eVestment.
Lord of the rings
Lord of the rings
Guy Ellison (pictured), Head of UK equity research at Investec Wealth & Investment lays out the investment case for graphene.
A mosaic of risk
A mosaic of risk
James Williams interviews Charles Dupont (pictured), head of infrastructure finance at Schroders.