Superfund Group (formerly Quadriga) is an

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, specializing in alternate

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investment strategies. The Superfund Group was founded in 1994 by Christian Baha in

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, Austria and utilizes fully automated proprietary computer trading systems. It has offices in

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, Grenada, and

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. The company manages over US$1 billion in different alternate strategies.

History

In 1996, Superfund launched its first alternative investment product, the Superfund Q-AG. In 2002, Superfund received admission for sale by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to offer its funds in the

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. In 2003 Superfund was internationally launched as the new generation of Quadriga funds, and in 2004 Quadriga renamed itself Superfund. During the same time Superfund expanded its presence in

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through its offices in Japan and

and was one of the early entrants in the region. Its funds are domiciled in various jurisdictions such as

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, U.S.A., Japan and

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. Between 1991 and 1996, the first computerized Superfund trading system was conceptualized and developed by Christian Baha, who is the founder of the group. Superfund strategies trade across 150 global commodity and financial futures markets. 2008 was one of the best years for CTA funds which manage close to US$300 Billion as per Barclay CTA, however subsequent years have been challenging for trend following funds. Christian Baha was ranked 22 on the world's most successful managers in 2008, but his funds were hit particularly hard in the following years. More recently he expanded the

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team to 55. Superfund developed a full systematic global

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neutral strategy which has recently been used in an approved

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IV fund authorised for retail distribution in Luxembourg and other European countries. In June 2010, the firm closed six international offices and laid off staff as part of cost-saving measures. In March 2022, Austrian Ex-Finance Minister Gernot Blümel became the CEO of the Superfund Group.

Marketing

Superfund promotes its funds by sponsoring cultural institutions like the Viennese Symphony Orchestra and the

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, sports teams and personalities like World Cup overall champion alpine skier

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and some other culture sponsorings such as the

Albertina The Albertina is a museum in the Innere Stadt (First District) of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old master prints, as wel ...

. Superfund also sponsored

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during their 2003/2004

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campaign. Superfund has been involved in

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, briefly sponsoring the

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team in

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and attempting to start its own formula racing series. A team owned by Austrian driver

Alexander Wurz Alexander Georg Wurz (born 15 February 1974) is an Austrian former professional racing driver, driver training expert and businessman. He competed in Formula One from until , and is also a two-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours. He is curre ...

and backed by Superfund applied an entry for the 2010 Formula One season but it never happened.

References

External links

Superfund official siteInterview of Baha for the NY Sun
{{Authority control Investment management companies of Austria Austrian companies established in 1995