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Salus Alpha thinks outside of the box when running strategies - Monaco Roundtable
Friday, July 27, 2012

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Oliver Prock From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

Salus Alpha Capital’s CIO Oliver Prock revealed that he started the first UCITS hedge fund, during the recent Opalesque Monaco Roundtable.

The Roundtable was sponsored by Salus Alpha and Eurex.

Salus Alpha, a wealth and asset manager based in Zug, Switzerland, started out as fund of hedge funds 10 years ago. "But we always had quant experience in house," Prock added.

Salus Alpha runs Multi Manager and Single Manager Products. The firm recognized the potential of UCITS hedge funds in 2002 and despite the complicated regulations, it was able to offer the first regulated hedge funds under UCITS I in 2003.

Salus Alpha currently runs eight UCITS funds and several structured products. The Salus Alpha Real Estate fund and the Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage fund can be found in Opalesque’s A Square database.

Prock said the firm strives to think ......................

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