Thu, Jul 2, 2026
A A A
Welcome Guest
Free Trial RSS pod
Get FREE trial access to our award winning publications
Alternative Market Briefing

Tradex to launch mortgage fund in January

Thursday, October 02, 2014

amb
Jeff Kong
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:

Tradex Global Advisors is concocting an all-weather absolute return strategy that aims to exploit the inefficiencies within the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market. It will be run by Jeff Kong, who used to manage Passport Capital’s M1 Fund and SPM’s mortgage fund.

Jeff Kong joined Tradex Global Advisors LLC, an alternative asset management company based in Greenwich, CT, as a partner and portfolio manager responsible for all mortgage-related strategies, in July.

"Looking forward, we certainly expect the fixed income investing landscape to change dramatically as central banks alter course and the rules change. Success in this arena requires a talented and seasoned portfolio manager as well as an equally skilled organization. I believe that with Jeff at the helm, our business has both," then said Michael Beattie, one of the firm's founding partners and its Chief Investment Officer.

Prior to joining Tradex, Mr. Kong was a portfolio manager at Passport Capital, which he joined in 2010 to run the M1 Fund (which returned 13% in 2012). During the previous 10 years, Kong managed the appr......................

To view our full article Click here

Previous Opalesque Exclusives                                  
Previous Other Voices                                               
Access Alternative Market Briefing

 



  • Top Forwarded
  • Top Tracked
  • Top Searched
  1. Other Voices: Nvidia extraordinary growth and the challenge of sustaining demanding valuations over time[more]

    Antonio Di Giacomo, Senior Market Analyst at XS.com, writes: Nvidia has established itself as one of the most extraordinary growth companies in the global technology sector. Over the past two fiscal years, its revenues have risen from levels close to $60 billion annually to well above $120 billi

  2. Secondaries take center stage: What the 2026 PE landscape means for GPs and investors[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The 2026 edition of Dechert's Global Private Equity Outlook - "Signs of a Gradual Thaw" - marks a notable shift in industry sentiment. After years of compr

  3. And, finally: Time to share it with the people[more]

    From Newsoftheweird: Leavenworth, Washington, has become a tourist destination because of the Bavarian theme businesses have adopted there, NPR reported. One shop, the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, houses the world's largest nutcracker collection, thanks to 101-year-old Arlene Wagner. Wagner sta

  4. Opalesque Exclusive: Private Markets Evergreen Funds - An Insider's View[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Private Markets Evergreen Funds: What Investors Need to Know Before They Dive In The democratization of private markets is well underway. Structural barriers t

  5. Opalesque Exclusive: Governance, Scale, and Boutique Resilience in a Consolidating Hedge Fund Industry[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The hedge fund industry has undergone significant consolidation in recent years, with capital increasingly concentrated among large multi-strategy platforms. Yet boutique m