EQA Partners, a hitherto low-profile Stamford, Conn.-based hedge fund group, is among the latest to launch a shari'a-compliant version fund aimed at meeting the requirements of Middle East investors.
Andrew Alper
The firm, which runs model-assisted currency and global macro strategies, was launched very quietly in March 2007 and is so far running relatively modest assets of about $85 million. However, it combines the talents of three very well-known figures from Wall Street...