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Chairman Letter

 

ANRIC BLATT - Chairman

Anric Blatt has been with the Global Fund Exchange group since its founding in 2005. His principal areas of focus include strategy allocation, portfolio management, manager research, due diligence and new product development and structuring. He is a specialist investor in energy, hedge funds, systematic trading and commodities, and has performed extensive research and due diligence on hedge fund managers for 15 years. more...

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Executive Letter

LAURALOUISE DUFFY - CEO

Lauralouise Duffy is a Principal and the CEO of Global Fund Exchange since 2006. She has a diverse 20 year career in finance and hedge funds across a multitude of asset classes in both emerging as well as developed markets. Ms Duffy has successfully set up and managed the mid-, back- and front offices of globally active and well known hedge funds. She has extensive experience in risk management, manager due diligence, legal, compliance, product structuring and development, and all areas of hedge fund operational management.. more...

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JIM MOORE - Director

Jim Moore has over 40 years of management experience in alternative investments.  He is a specialist investor, constructor and manager of multi-manager, multi-strategy alternative investment funds with a specialty in exchange member floor-traders or "niche" trading boutiques. Jim Moore has one of the longest multi manager track records on Wall Street. As an early pioneer of both discretionary and systematic commodity trading, Mr. Moore brings a vast repertoire of risk and return management skills to the Global Fund Exchange investment committee. more...

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NICHOLAS YEAGER - Chief Information Officer and Head of Quantitative Analysis

Throughout his 13 year career at the cross section of technology and finance, Mr. Yeager has gained valuable hands on experience in quantitative portfolio optimization and risk management. He has an in depth knowledge of computerized trading systems, execution platforms, secure IT infrastructure & communications, disaster recovery and data retention more...
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HEINI BERETTA - Portfolio Research Analyst

Heini Beretta sources new European based investment opportunities and conducts manager due diligence for Global Fund Exchange. He has worked for over a decade with alternative investments and complex derivatives at renowned institutions such as GAM, Credit Agricole & Lazard. Mr. Beretta has obtained the Securities and Financial Derivatives Representative , the Investment Management Certificate and is a CFA UK member.. more...

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LORRAINE KIMMEY - Financial Comptroller

As Financial Comptroller, Lorraine brings extensive banking and finance experience to the Global Fund Exchange team. more...

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APRIL LERNER- Research Analyst

Ms. Lerner joined the firm in 2008 to focus on global energy and natural resources. She has a B.A. from Amherst College, magna cum laude, where her study of energy and environmental economics culminated in an honors thesis examining renewable energy. Her work earned departmental magna honors and was recognized by the Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. more...

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CLIVE JORY - Advisory Board Director

Mr Jory is a senior investment executive specialising in international markets for more than 35 years, having spent eighteen of these with a Geneva based Middle East Family Office, focusing on equity asset management and advising on private equity and hedge funds. He is the former investment director of a leading UK private company and a strategist and international fund manager for one of the UK's major unit trust groups. Mr Jory is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, an Associate of the CFA Society of the UK, a liveryman and freeman of the City of London

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MICHAEL LEITH SMITH - Director

Michael Leith Smith is a Director at Global Fund Exchange. With over 40 years of experience in the international financial and business community, Mr. Leith Smith brings a versatile and far-reaching skill set as well as an extensive global network to his role at the company. more...

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MARK COX - Advisory Board Director

Mark Townsend Cox has 28 years of investment experience in global equity markets. He is a pioneer investor in the emerging sustainable energy industry, with significant experience in both private and public equity markets. Mr. Cox has been involved in the clean energy industry since 1979. more...

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EDWARD D. SILVERA - Trading and Settlements Analyst

Edward D. Silvera, Esq. joined Global Fund Exchange as a Trading and Settlements Analyst in 2011. Mr. Silvera brings a legal background focused on financial services, commercial transactions and compliance to Global Fund Exchange. more...