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Motivation is key for this hedge fund allocator

Thursday, February 16, 2017

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Hilmi Ünver
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva for New Managers:

According to an experienced hedge fund investor in Geneva, those hedge funds that have the right working spirit and real engagement from employees and partners are the ones to invest in. Start-ups that claim to replicate their previous job's strategies, that struggle with the fees, or that rely on their first-year returns in their sales pitch may not necessarily be the right choice.

"We like hedge funds run by people that are completely committed to their business and engaged to deliver proper returns," said Hilmi Uenver, head of ultra-high-net-worth and family office at Notz Stucki, during the recent Geneva Opalesque Roundtable. "I was in London for two days where I went to visit the ones that are my highest convictions, and those people always give me the same impression. Those managers and their key staff have a large amount of their own money in their funds, and they are extremely committed to provide an attractive working place for all of their employees so that they feel happy to come in the morning and motivated to work on the next big idea that will allow them to extract alpha."

Notz Stucki is an independent asset management company formed in the 60s that manages roughly CHF8 billion ($7.94bn). The firm was a pioneer in investing in hedge......................

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