Vienna, – 13th of July 2005 – Although the press and politicians seem to have found again a scapegoat in Hedge Funds, calling for stricter regulations and once again talking about the hedge fundbubble – investors don�t seem to be particularly impressed by the bad press which has been going on for months. Now Hedge Funds are striking back by showing a very healthy performance.
In this first quarter of the year more than $25 bn have been put into hedge funds globally and even after all the bad press a rumors this trend towards alternative investments is still going on. Mr. Prock, Managing Director of Salus Alpha a Swiss Alternative Investment Company, is convinced of better times ahead for the market and even better times for his own hedge fund products � In the next month we certainly are going to see good performance due to the fact that markets are robust and strong even after exogenous shocks. We are also expecting higher inflows into our funds as good performance leads to a shift to good press and this of course influences investors to put more money into the funds.�
Oliver Prock on Hedge Funds, �They have become a large player in the financial world � however there does not seem to be much appreciation on the regulators side for alternative investments. Considering this � I think there is no need for stricter regulations but a better understanding for hedge fund investment strategies.� Salus Alpha products defied the bad press and impressed investors with strong performance. The �Absolute Return S.A. Institutional� fund showed a performance of 2.47% in June, outperforming indices such as the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index by 1.56% or traditional stock indices such as the S&P 500 by 2.33% in June alone. The fund is a Multi-Manager / Multi Strategy product and the out performance of hedge fund indices clearly shows that active allocation pays off.
The selection process
Due to the strict selection process and the internal hedge fund rating Salus Alpha products produce good results on a permanent basis. On this, Oliver Prock (Salus Alpha) declares �Solely alternative investment-managers are chosen, who comply with the internal Salus Alpha quality requirements.� Salus Alpha products invest in all alternative investment strategies and thereby accomplish a high rate of return at low volatility. The Salus Alpha funds have low minimum investment and can be bought or sold daily.
About Salus Alpha
Salus Alpha is a leading provider of alternative investment solutions. Salus Alpha is headquartered in Switzerland, and has offices in Vienna and New York. Salus Alpha has launched 5 funds namely: the Salus Alpha Global Fund, the Absolute Return S.A., the Absolute Return S.A. Institutional, the Salus Alpha Managed Futures and the Salus Alpha Equity Market Neutral. The Salus Alpha investment process is based upon three equally important criteria: strategy allocation (Top Down), manager allocation (Bottom Up) and continuous monitoring (Risk Management).
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