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C~View is a Currency Investment Management Company regulated by the FSA. The
Company was founded in 1996 by Mr Paul Chappell. C~View aims to delivering returns by portfolio management and trading of
currency as an asset class. Consistent and superior risk adjusted returns are
sought by extensive diversification in both currency range and time horizons.
The approach is fundamental and discretionary. C~View's Investment managers
extensive experience combines fundamental research and analytical tools, with an
in-depth understanding of market psychology, to identify and capture FX
opportunities. The focus is to deliver positive returns under all market conditions and
changing market circumstances within a disciplined and low-risk environment. C~View currently manages over $200 million in assets across a range of
managed accounts on behalf of institutional investors and fund of funds.
Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million
customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing
consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of
financial products and services. Citi's Structured Products department works with institutional investors and
retail distribution partners throughout the world to provide cross-asset
structured product investments and solutions, leveraging off Citi's fundamental
research capability and the firm's industry-leading derivative research. Citi's Structured Products department has created CitiFirst, a family of
smart investments tailored to meet the diverse needs of a broad range of
investors. The CitiFirst website
(www.citifirst.com) provides private and
professional investors access to the CitiFirst range of structured products,
warrants and funds covering numerous markets. The site contains pricing,
documentation, analytical and educational information.
Investec Asset Management is a specialist investment manager, providing a
premier range of portfolio management services and products to institutional and
individual investors. Established in 1991, the firm has been built from start-up
into an international business managing in excess of £30 billion (as at 31 May
2009) on behalf of third party clients. We are a specialist, active investment manager with core offerings in global
equities, fixed income and multi-asset management. We firmly believe in the
power of specialisation and that great investments come from bold and
well-tested ideas; focused, small teams provide the ideal environment for idea
generation and rapid implementation to deliver superior performance.
Pareto Investment Management LTD
Pareto is a specialist in currency risk management strategies, and is one of
the largest currency overlay managers in the world, with approximately US$ 47
billion in third party programmes. Pareto also manages about US$ 1.2 billion in
multi strategy absolute return programmes and specialist currency alpha
programmes. Established in 1991, Pareto retains a highly diversified global
client base. The firm's client profile is predominantly large corporate and
public pension funds, foundations and endowments, charities, monetary
authorities and managed funds.
We are headquartered in London and have FSA Appointed Representatives in New
York and Sydney as well as a branch in Tokyo.
Over the last two decades, State Street Associates has established itself as
an industry-leading currency manager, servicing approximately $20 billion in
assets, 25% of which are for some of the largest pension funds globally. With a
time-tested, robust model in existence, we offer a full suite of research-based
advisory services and investment strategies tailored to meet the objectives of
each of our clients. Whether the focus is on risk management or alpha generation, we partner with
our clients to identify the appropriate currency management program to improve
overall portfolio performance. For investors concerned with mitigating currency
risk, we offer passive hedging services as well as guidance in defining the
optimal hedging parameters given the characteristics of the underlying
portfolio. Conversely, for investors seeking alpha, we employ a unique,
quantitative investment approach that is designed to exploit persistent,
empirical regularities in the foreign exchange markets. In both cases, we are
committed to providing our clients with full transparency into our investment
process and performance attribution. Furthermore, with a research team dedicated to testing the robustness of our
strategy while searching for new sources of alpha and a product development team
focused on incorporating such research into our investment process, State Street
Associates continues to pioneer the industry in terms of research and
implementation. Such innovation and has allowed us to consistently achieve
above-industry average performance.
