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Brevan Howard is a global hedge fund management business head quartered in Jersey[1][2], founded in 2002 and is now the second largest in Europe[3] with around $40 billion[1] in assets under management as at September 2013. Brevan Howard employs over 60 portfolio managers, manages 11 different funds, has over 800 investors[4] and manages the largest global macro hedge fund in the world as at July 2013[5][6][7], the Brevan Howard Master Fund, which has never had a losing year-end in terms of performance, to date.[8]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Investment Management |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Jersey |
| Website | brevanhoward |
Founding[edit]
The firm was co-founded by Alan Howard and four colleagues from Credit Suisse in 2002.[9] Brevan Howard employs over 430 people[10] spread over offices in St. Helier, London, Geneva, New York, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv, Dublin and Washington. The firm manages 11 separate funds[4], including the flagship Brevan Howard Master Fund which runs a ‘global macro’ strategy with about $27bn of assets under management.[11] A report in Financial News states that since the flagship Brevan Howard Master Fund’s launch with $870m on 1 April 2003, it has generated net gains of over $16.5bn for investors, and from launch to the end of February 2013, the $27bn fund has posted annualised gains of 12.21%, with 5.33% annualised volatility, according to investors.[4]
Company name[edit]
‘Brevan Howard’ is the name used to refer to the group as a whole, which is often confused with ‘Brevan Howard Asset Management,’ which actually refers to the London office alone.
Strategies[edit]
Brevan Howard employs a combination of global macro and relative value trading strategies including in the fixed income,foreign exchange, emerging markets, credit and commodities markets[3]. Brevan Howard’s global macro trading seeks to take advantage of changes in global economies and has a natural focus on monetary policy formation, macro-economic changes,policy cycles and investor responses to the disequilibrium they produce. The firm’s relative value strategies seek to identify related sets of securities and derivatives,which differently discount a given set of expectations on the dynamics of the global economy.
Brevan Howard’s business model is based on multiple risk-takers acting independently within their investment strategy mandate: “As such there is no top-down Brevan Howard view of the world,”[4] according to Nagi Kawkabani, a founding partner[12] at Brevan Howard.
Hedge Fund Strategies & Launches[edit]
| Launch Year | Strategy | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2003[13] | Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited (“BHMF”) | Global macro strategy focusing on multi-asset global markets and mainly directional. |
| 2004[3] | Brevan Howard Asia Master Fund Limited (“BHA”) | Absolute return fund, primarily with exposures to fixed income and FX markets in Asia. |
| 2007[3] | Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Strategies Master Fund Limited (“BHEMS”) | Seeks to generate attractive risk adjusted returns by identifying directional and relative thematic opportunities within global emerging credit, FX and equity markets. |
| 2008[3] | Brevan Howard Multi-Strategy Master Fund Limited (“BHMS”) | Invests in a range of Brevan Howard funds/investment managers; allocations to each fund made by Brevan Howard Capital Management’s Investment Committee. |
| 2009[3] | Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts Master Fund Limited (“BHCC”) | Invests across mortgage/asset-backed securities, structured credit, performing credit and distressed credit. |
| 2010[14] | Brevan Howard Commodities Strategies Master Fund Limited (“BHCS”) | Provides exposure to commodities using derivatives across energy, metals, agricultural/softs. |
| 2010[15] | Brevan Howard Systematic Trading Master Fund Limited (“BHST”) | Strictly quantitative approach of rules-based futures trading. |
| 2012[16] | Brevan Howard Credit Value Master Fund Limited (“BHCV”) | Invests in mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations linked to real-estate and illiquid securities trading below their intrinsic value. |
| 2012[17] | Brevan Howard CMBS Master Fund Limited (“BHCMBS”) | Invests in all types and tranches of commercial mortgage-backed securities. |
UCITSIV Strategies & Launches[edit]
| Launch Date | Strategy | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2010[18] | Brevan Howard Investment Fund: Emerging Markets Local Fixed Income Fund Limited (“BHEML”) | Invests predominantly in fixed or variable interest transferable securities (except shares and other participation rights), money market instruments and financial derivatives instruments referencing interest rates, government bonds or foreign currencies. |
| 2009[19] | Brevan Howard Investment Fund II - Macro FX Fund Limited (“BHMFX”) | Invests in forward and option instruments on foreign exchanges and in foreign exchange spot trading. |
Listed companies / feeder funds[edit]
Brevan Howard’s overall AUM includes approximately $3.5 billion in assets from its ‘listed feeder funds’[20][21][22]. All three companies are listed on the London stock exchange and invest all of their assets in them aster funds of one or more of the hedge fund strategies listed above. As at May 2013, each of these listed companies has never had a losing year in respect of NAV performance.[20][21][22]
London listings strategies & launches[edit]
| Launch Date | Strategy | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2007[20] | BH Macro Limited | A fund investing in Brevan Howard Master Fund, whose objective is to generate consistent long-term appreciation through active leveraged trading and investment on a global basis. |
| 2008[21] | BH Global Limited | Invests all of its assets in the Brevan Howard Global Opportunities Master Fund. |
| 2010[22] | BH Credit Catalysts Limited | Invests all of its assets in the Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts Master Fund. |
Bermuda Listings[edit]
BH Macro Ltd. and and BH Global Ltd. were listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange on 20th October 2008.[23][24]
Dubai Listings[edit]
BH Macro Ltd. and BH Global Ltd. were listed on the Dubai International Financial Exchange on 11 November 2008; the companies trade in USD on the Dubai bourse.[24]
Awards[edit]
Brevan Howard has won awards across a broad spectrum of categories since 2004, including for fund performance, fund size and corporate leadership.
| Year | Award | Winner | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013[25] | Best Performing Macro Discretionary Fund | Brevan Howard Investment Fund – Emerging Markets Local Fixed Income Fund Limited | Hedge Fund Journal |
| 2013[26] | Best Performing Commodity Fund | Brevan Howard Commodities Strategies Master Fund Limited | Hedge Fund Journal |
| 2013[27] | Best Performing Emerging Markets Macro Fund | Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Strategies Master Fund Limited | Hedge Fund Journal |
| 2012[26] | Best Hedge Fund Manager in Global Macro | Brevan Howard | Financial News |
| 2012[26] | Best Hedge Fund Manager Overall | Brevan Howard | Financial News |
| 2012[28] | Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution | Alan Howard | Financial News |
| 2012[28] | Hedge Fund of the Year | Brevan Howard Systematic Trading Master Fund Limited | Hedge Funds Review |
| 2012[28] | Best Macro Alternative UCITS Strategy | Brevan Howard Investment Fund – Emerging Markets Local Fixed Income Fund Limited | Hedge Funds Review |
| 2012[29] | Best Long Term Performance (10 years) | Brevan Howard Asia Master Fund Limited (10 years) | AsiaHedge |
| 2012[30] | Hedge Fund of the Year | Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited | Risk Magazine |
| 2011[31] | Best Hedge Fund Manager in Global Macro | Brevan Howard | Financial News |
| 2011[31] | Hedge Fund Chief Executive of the Year | Alan Howard | Financial News |
| 2011[32] | Fund of the Year | Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited | EuroHedge |
| 2011[33] | Credit and High Yield Fund of the Year | Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts Master Fund Limited | Absolute Return |
| 2010[34] | European Asset Management Firm of the Year | Brevan Howard | Financial News |
| 2009[35] | Best Overall Group | Brevan Howard | Hedge Funds Review |
| 2009[35] | Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund | Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited | Hedge Funds Review |
| 2009[36] | Hedge Fund Leader of the Year | Brevan Howard | Institutional Investor |
| 2009[37] | Long Term Performance and Relative Value and Macro | Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts Master Fund Limited | EuroHedge |
| 2009[38] | European Asset Management Firm of the Year | Brevan Howard | Financial News |
| 2009[39] | International Fund of the Year | Brevan Howard Asia Master Fund Limited | AsiaHedge |
| 2009[40] | Hedge Fund of the Year | Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited | Risk Magazine |
| 2008[41] | Fund of the Year | Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited | EuroHedge |
| 2008[42] | Best Global Macro Hedge Fund on a Risk-Adjusted Basis | Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited | Hedge Funds Review |
| 2008[43] | International Fund of the Year | Brevan Howard Asia Master Fund Limited | AsiaHedge |
| 2007[44] | Best Operator in Discretionary Global Macro, Single Manager | Brevan Howard | Financial News |
| 2007[45] | Best Macro Fund | Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited | EuroHedge |
| 2005[46] | Best Hedge Fund End User | Brevan Howard | Risk Magazine |
| 2004[47] | Best Macro Fund | Brevan Howard Master Fund Limited | EuroHedge |
Philanthropy[edit]
Through its philanthropic programme, Brevan Howard is continuing to fund educational innovation, particularly in the field of finance.
Imperial College[edit]
Brevan Howard is to donate £20.1m over eight years to Imperial College Business School in London in order to set up a research centre for financial economics.[48] The size of the donation makes it "one of the largest pledged to a UK business school."[48] The Brevan Howard Centre for Finance's mission will be to understand better what drives financial behaviour and thereby to help create a more robust policy underpinning.[48] According to an Imperial College press release[49], “The Brevan Howard Centre for Finance will dramatically enhance the Imperial College Business School’s expertise in financial economics and strengthen ties with other disciplines including engineering and computational finance. A key objective of the new initiative will be to disseminate rigorous, world-class research to reach and engage business practitioners, policy-makers, legislators and the wider public, as well as other academic experts. The new Centre will serve as abridge between the Business School and the world of business, aiming to develop a greater understanding and more efficient management of risk, and to promote investment and productivity.”
Alan Howard Scholarships for Energy Futures[edit]
The Alan Howard Scholarships for Energy Futures allow prospective PhD students to study at Imperial College London’s department of energy.[48] The scholarships include fees and living costs;[50] Brevan Howard has contributed £1.5m to date to fund these scholarships.[48]
Alan and Sabine Howard Professor of Sustainable Energy Business[edit]
This is a position at Imperial College Business School supported for five years by Alan and Sabine Howard. Professor Richard Green became the first person to hold this role in October 2011.[51][52]
ARK[edit]
BrevanHoward has pledged to donate £250,000 to sponsor the ARK Bentworth PrimaryAcademy.[53]
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- ^ Gubbay, Tanya (10 October 2011). "New professor Richard Green brings a business focus to environmentally friendly technologies". Imperial College News Release.
- ^ "NEW PROFESSOR RICHARD GREEN BRINGS A BUSINESS FOCUS TO ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES". HighBeam Research. October 10, 2011.
- ^ "Headmaster as Chair of the Local Governing Body of ARK Bentworth Primary Academy" (PDF). cityoflondon.gov.uk website. 19 June 2012.