Banque Privée builds on a great asset - its size

June 03, 2010  

Far from cumbersome, the Rothschild group has demonstrated its ability to perform in very different market environments

By Claire Makin

Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild likes to point out that during the financial crisis, investors in its Prifund Alpha funds of hedge funds suffered no gates, no side pockets, no NAV suspensions and no Madoff. Nor did the Geneva-based bank see any need to alter its investment policy or terms, and continued to offer monthly redemptions.

Given the panic conditions, that was no mean feat for any fund of funds group. But...

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Data

Indices December 2011 Global indices

Composite
Index Composite
GlobalDec 11YTD%
Composite-0.05%-2.01%100%
Emerging Market Debt0.04%2.41%100%
Emerging Market Equity-1.44%-15.04%100%
Equity-0.30%-4.39%100%
Event Driven0.11%-4.50%100%
Macro0.05%1.45%100%
Managed Futures0.09%-2.63%100%
Single Manager African0.55%8.92%100%

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