PrimeAlpha: Visionaries & Innovators Series

Carbon Credits: A Greener Solution with Kyle Hong and Kevin Duan of Alcove Management.

Welcome to PrimeAlpha's interview series where we will share insights from industry practitioners discussing their journey and their discoveries. I have the pleasure of welcoming our panelists, Kyle Hong and Kevin Duan, to give us a primer on Carbon Credits. The main goal of this podcast is to provide a general overview of Carbon Credits, then follow up with more in-depth discussions about opportunities.

Socially Responsible Investment Strategies with Richard Beleutz of AIR Asset Management.

Welcome to PrimeAlpha's interview series where we will share insights from industry practitioners discussing their journey and their discoveries. I’d like to introduce Rich Beleutz, CEO of AIR Asset Management, a rapidly growing hedge fund management firm from Chicago. The firm specializes in longevity-linked investments such as life settlements and annuities and has consistently produced attractive double-digit annual returns that are largely uncorrelated to traditional asset classes and equity markets. 

Exploring the Growth of Digital Assets and DeFi with Kenny Estes of Diffuse Inc.

Welcome to PrimeAlpha's interview series where we will share insights from industry practitioners discussing their journey and their discoveries. I would like to introduce Kenny Estes, CEO of alternative fund platform Diffuse Inc. Through his unique experiences, Kenny spotted an opportunity to apply his tried-and-true capital markets strategies to the emerging digital asset class, launching cutting-edge crypto investment funds.

Passion for Teaching and Cultivating Startups as a Driving Force with Kim King of Launch Factory.

Welcome to PrimeAlpha's interview series where we will share insights from industry practitioners discussing their journey and their discoveries. I would like to introduce Kim King, general partner of Launch Factory, a venture capital and growth startup studio. Launch Factory, built in 2018, provides investors proprietary deal flow, deploying capital into early-stage startups at significantly below-market valuations and maximizing returns through hands-on, expert-led acceleration of each portfolio company.  

An Innovative Approach to Maximizing After-tax Wealth with Hoon Kim of Quantinno.

Welcome to PrimeAlpha's interview series where we will share insights from industry practitioners discussing their journey and their discoveries. I would like to introduce Hoon Kim, the founder, and CIO of Quantinno Capital Management.  Quantinno has a singular focus on enhancing the after-tax wealth of its investors. The firm offers the next evolution of tax-loss harvesting strategies available in fully customizable separately managed accounts.

Analyzing the Evolving Currency Trends with Ulf Lindahl of Currency Research.

Welcome to PrimeAlpha's interview series where we will share insights from industry practitioners discussing their journey and their discoveries. I would like to introduce Ulf Lindahl who is CEO at Currency Research Associates. Ulf formed the company in 2020 after 40 years as the co-founder and CEO at A. G. Bisset Associates, a currency manager with $3 billion in AUM at its peak. 

Discovering Opportunities in the Constantly Changing European Market with Pieter Taselaar of Lucerne Capital.

Welcome to PrimeAlpha's interview series where we will share insights from industry practitioners discussing their journey and their discoveries. I would like to introduce Pieter Taselaar, a Founder and Portfolio Manager of Lucerne Capital Management. Lucerne, founded in 2002, specializes in fundamental, bottom-up stock selection with a focus on mid-cap European markets.

Blending Passion & Talent for Tech Data Science & Finance with Andy Chakraborty of Duo Reges.

Welcome to PrimeAlpha's interview series where we will share insights from industry practitioners discussing their journey and their discoveries. I would like to introduce Andy Chakraborty, Portfolio Manager of Duo Reges Capital Management. Andy founded Duo Reges in 2018, stemming from his experience in tech at Microsoft and Amazon focused on problems where models failed coupled with his passion for the markets. Duo Reges is a long/short quantamental equity hedge fund that seeks to exploit human-machine collaboration gaps created  by rule or model-based trading. 

The Constantly Changing Cannabis Industry with Sanjay Tolia of Bengal Capital.

Welcome to PrimeAlpha's interview series where we will share insights from industry practitioners discussing their journey and their discoveries. Today, I have the pleasure of introducing Sanjay Tolia, Founder and Managing Director of Bengal Capital, a private equity firm in the emerging cannabis industry. 

A Unique Journey of How Her German Language Skills Led to Life Settlements with Anna Bailey of HedgeAct.

Welcome to PrimeAlpha's interview series where we will share insights from industry practitioners discussing their journey and their discoveries. Today, we have Anna Bailey, the CIO and Portfolio Manager for HedgeAct's Life Settlements Waterford Fund.