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From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia:
Zurich based global macro hedge fund manager Rialto Capital has announced plans to launch its second product during the third quarter of this year.
In an e-mailed statement to Opalesque, Rialto said that its Rialto Systematic hedge fund would invest with a variety of quantitative strategies on global futures (commodities, FX, FI, and stock indices) and global equities, with a high to medium/low frequency.
Rialto Capital Founder, former Man Investment executive Gerard Sanz said, "We feel that the market dynamics lend themselves well to a global macro strategy and in particular to our tactical trimming of geopolitical and macro opportunities. We see a tremendous number of themes we can capitalize on, due to the fact that markets are a flow chart of global capital."
At the same time, Sanz announced the appointment of former Standard Chartered Bank executive Giacomo Berta as the fund’s new portfolio manager.
Berta, was a former commodities trader at Standard Chartered and joins Rialto Capital as portfolio manager and head of Quantitative Research. He is bringing quantitative/systematic trading experience to the Rialto team.
Background
Rialto Capital was founded by Sanz in the third quarter of 2011. Since its debut, the firm has been providing investors with alpha absolute returns through its Rialto GlobalMacro Fund, showing very low correlation to the major a...................... To view our full article Click here
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