[GAIM conference 2010] The mirror crack’d
One of the more interesting things to watch at the GAIM hedge fund conference in Monaco this year – more for light, than heat, truth be told – was Mike Novogratz, one of the founders of the giant Fortress Group,
[GAIM conference 2010] Mammon and Montrachet
What do eastern mysticism, violence, mammon, and am dram have in common? They are all dinner and drinks topics of conversation amongst hedge fund managers in Monaco.
Networking – or at least, meeting old colleagues – is half the reason,
[GAIM conference 2010] ‘We’re here to take risks’
The weather is wanting here in Monaco:
On the plus side, bright sunlight is probably not what everyone needs right now, after a night propping up the bars of Monte Carlo’s hotels.
(On an entirely unrelated note,
[GAIM conference 2010] Arrival of the superhedgies
The great and the good of the European hedge fund industry are arriving by plane, helicopter, superyacht and… bus (me) to Monaco today in preparation for the opening of the 2010 GAIM conference tomorrow – the hedge fund industry’s biggest annual bash.