Market-neutral investment strategy is often used to reduce portfolio's volatility and achieve a low Beta. Eliminating all risk in the volatile world of equity trading is a lofty, but somewhat achievable goal. Volatility in the equity markets is a fact of…
Long-Short investment strategies are often used by alternative investment managers. Hedge funds are typically limited partnerships, comprised of high net-worth investors, created to maximize return. Canadian hedge funds are managed by designated individuals who invest across a diverse range of products,…
Canadian hedge funds overview. In 2015, Canadian hedge funds enjoyed a successful year, gaining 6.21% while the Canadian Composite S&P/TSX dropped 11.09%. As a comparison, the U.S. S&P gained less than 1% while U.S. Hedge Funds earned a composite average…
Montreal Hedge Funds Mr. Paul Beattie, co-founder and managing partner at BT Global Growth Fund, a Montreal based hedge fund, was recently interviewed by Mr.Peter Hadekel for Montreal Gazette about Montreal Hedge Funds. Here is the content of that interview.…
In the following video Paul Beattie, partner at BT Global Growth, discusses how to manage volatility in a Hedge Fund. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Fn-kTSU48 Video transcript The reality is it’s all about managing volatility. That’s what our firm spends the most time on,…
Used extensively as investment vehicles, hedge funds can be somewhat complex in nature. This is particularly true when financial leverage is introduced. In the most basic form, leverage refers to using debt as an additional source of funds for investing…
In the following video, Paul Beattie, partner at BT Global Growth, discusses the benefits of investing in a hedge fund and the value of adding a hedge fund to an investor's portfolio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtuP_9Lbg94 Transcript of the video I think Jacques…
Mike Campbell from Money Talks radio show asks Paul Beattie, co-founder and partner at BT Global, about his favourite sectors for 2016. Paul also shares his thoughts on plays and direction of the Canadian dollar. Here are some of the…
Hedge Fund questionnaire is an important step to review before investing in a alternative investment fund.According to the Fund Library, there are over 16,000 investment funds in Canada managed by 422 asset management companies. It is therefore not surprising that…
The asset management industry has often been criticized for it creativity and innovation in assessing a variety of fees for the investment service provided. In an attempt to simplify the various fees for investors, we provide here an overview of…