Manu Daftary is an American money manager[1] who manages the Quaker Strategic Growth Fund.[2] In the ten years from 1997 to 2006, the fund beat the S&P 500 by an average of nine percent per year.[3]
Career
He began his investment management career at the University of Southern California in 1985[4] where he was Assistant Treasurer of Investments.[1] In 1988, he joined Geewax, Terker & Company as a portfolio manager in 1988, where he co-managed the firm's institutional accounts and managed equity short selling for the firm's hedge fund assets.[1] While at GT&C, he designed an option overlay program for its institutional accounts.[1] He then worked at Hellman, Jordan Investment Management Company as a senior vice-president/portfolio manager, and had lead responsibility for $500 million in institutional assets.[1] There, he also participated in the management of $150 million in hedge fund assets.[1] Daftary started his own investment firm in 1996,[4] DG Capital Management, of which he is president and CEO[1]
Education
Daftary has a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Mumbai, India.[1] He is also a graduate of California State University, Long Beach.,[4] where he received both a Bachelor of Science and master of business administration.[1] he is a holder of the chartered financial analyst credential.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Our Team: Trading & Investment Team. DG Capital Management.
- ↑ The streetsmart guide to short selling: techniques the pros use to profit in any market{{#if:Taulli|, Taulli}. McGraw-Hill Professional(2002-09-24). ISBN 978-0-07-139394-2
- ↑ 10 Great Broker Sold Funds. Kiplinger's Personal Finance({Template:Date).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Market Masters{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.(2005)