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Salus Alpha Analyst Award 2012

Analyst Award for courage and innovation

(LEFT TO RIGHT) Christian Drastil (Christian Drastil Comm.), Franz Hörl (Erste Group), Stefan Maxian (RCB), Günther Schneider (Salus Alpha), Thomas Neuhold (Kepler), Christine Reitsamer (Baader Bank), Richard Schenz (Kapitalmarktbeauftragter)

(Vienna/Mauren) On the 12th December 2012 the exclusive location of the Viennese “Haus der Industrie” became home to the 13th edition of the Salus Alpha Analyst Award 2012 – an event honoring analysts who have achieved the best research results in the Austrian Equity market. Salus Alpha is the main partner since 2011.

The laudatio was held by Günther Schneider, Head of Global Business Development at Salus Alpha: „We are proud of such excellent analysts, of their courage and innovation. We have once again looked for the best and we are proud to say we found them. Analysts who see themselves solely as advisor of the customer, thus, of the fund and asset manager, and who act accordingly have to be supported. At the end of the day you have to be more than just a good analyst to generate alpha.”

Salus Alpha and the Analyst Award have been connected quite a while. Roland Neuwirth, Fund Manager at Salus Alpha, is a 5-time winner of the Analyst Award. Therefore it was an especially great pleasure for Günther Schneider to present the winners of this year’s ceremony with their awards. The winners included among others Franz Hörl (Erste Group), Stefan Maxian (RCB), Thomas Neuhold (Kepler), Christine Reitsamer (Baader Bank).

About Salus Alpha

Salus Alpha, an Alternative Investments Manager, has established itself as a top expert in quantitative, systematic Asset Management over the past decade. The funds range from Long/Short Equities, Relative Value, Arbitrage to Managed Futures. The company’s extensive Know-How in the field of Alternative Investments is a characteristic of the company. The client base of Salus Alpha consists of institutional clients in Europe and Asia. Up to now the assets under management (AUM) of Salus Alpha have reached 1.1 billion USD. The company operates from a network of global offices including Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, the Netherlands, Singapore, India, Sweden, USA, and Hong Kong. 

For further information on our products or distribution please contact: 

Salus Alpha Financial Services GmbH, Mag. Günther Schneider

Wegacker 42, 9493 Mauren, Liechtenstein

Tel: +423 399 03 29; invest@salusalpha.com

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Salus Alpha Group Services GmbH, Ms. Jacqueline Nagy

Scherffenberggasse 3/8, 1180 Vienna, Austria

Tel: +43 1 9572587-42 ; public.relations@salusalpha.com

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Viennese firm seeks hedge fund and fund of fund acquisitions

Sep 17, 2012, By Beverly Chandler

(LEFT TO RIGHT) Jim Cone, Michael Browne, Marc de Kloe, Kathryn Kaminski, Oliver Prock, Anthony Torriani, Matthias Knab

Oliver Prock, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Vienna and Liechstenstein based Salus Alpha Group AG is in the market to buy other alternatives businesses. In an interview with Opalesque, Prock said: "We are interested in buying other businesses, either funds of funds run by people that are done with the business and want to have a change, or maybe single strategy funds of any type where there is a problem with distribution or marketing."

The firm was founded in 2001 by Prock and a team from Erste Bank in Vienna, where they had been responsible for funds of funds and other alternatives.

Prock says: "We felt that the offshore structures for the domestic market that were being offered would be under siege in the future, so our business plan was to create onshore daily liquid products."

This they did by bringing out a UCITS I hedge fund based fund. "We were the first to offer an alternative UCITS in 2003" Prock says. The firm has now grown to 50 people and funds under management of $1bn, with offices worldwide in Vienna, Liechtenstein, India, Stockholm and Hong Kong among other places.

They now focus on specialised funds, structured products and managed accounts for institutions such as pension funds, insurance companies and family offices. The firm started with the retail product UCITS, "because there was no choice of professional UCITS funds so we started with UCITS for all our clientele", Prock says.

Early days saw the firm offering a fund of funds and in-house managing investment strategies as managed accounts. "We didn’t actively market them" says Prock. "When UCITS I became UCITS III, it became possible to have it in an index format so we moved the in-house strategies from their managed account structure to a publicly available UCITS fund in 2007." Their flagship fund, the Directional Markets fund has been running since 2003, firstly as a managed account and then as a fund from 1st December 2008, with an annualised return of 15% since 2003. It is based on a quantitative research model derived by the firm’s research team in Vienna, Liechtenstein and India and it is registered in Vienna.

"It is a CTA portfolio managed on a quantitative basis, covering bonds, equities, commodities and so on but the difference is that there is no technical analysis involved – it is based purely on statistics and price forecasting" Prock says.

The fund’s prospectus lists assets selected for Salus Alpha Directional Markets as predominantly financial indices employing the commodity trading advisors (CTA) management strategy. Shares in investment funds may amount to a maximum of 10% of Salus Alpha Directional Markets’ fund assets and according to the investment strategy, money market instruments may comprise up to 100% of the fund assets.

The fund has a Sharpe ratio of above 1, meaning that for every 1% of return, the fund is taking less than 1% of risk. It has a 34% correlation with Winton, according to Prock. Salus Alpha has a European passport through its Liechtenstein license and plans, according to Prock, to move into the US sometime in the future.

Salus Alpha sponsored and attended the recent Opalesque Roundtable in Monaco. 

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Salus Alpha Sponsors Honoring of Muhammad Ali at Sports for Peace London 2012

VIENNA, LONDON and MAUREN, Liechtenstein, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

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Muhammed Ali was honored for his intrinsic values, courage and considerable achievements whilst benefiting his work for the Parkinson's Research and Ali Center. For this special occasion a Gala was organized at the famous Victoria & Albert Museum in London on the 25th July 2012.  Salus Alpha was the proud main sponsor of this extraordinary event.

Muhammad Ali was attending this event to receive the honor personally. Oliver Prock, CEO Salus Alpha: "It is a great honor to meet one of the greatest athletes of all times in person. He is such a strong personality, somebody who really cares for his environment and the people around him needing help and support. He is an inspiring example for all of us." By supporting this event Salus Alpha wanted to show, that it is really important to give help to the ones in need.  

The honor was awarded by Sports for Peace on the occasion of the Olympic Games in London. The opening ceremony will take place on the 27th July.

A laudatio was held by the great boxer Wladimir Klitschko and tennis legend Boris Becker. Also Ali's wife held a speech on his encouragement for the people. For an auction on this very special evening Waldimir Klitschko sponsored his shorts, which he was wearing during one of the greatest box fights. Lewis Hamilton purchased photographs of Muhammad Ali by auction. The total proceeds of this evening were donated to the Muhammad Ali Center, which stands for Ali's six core values: respect, confidence, conviction, dedication, spirituality and giving.

Among the guests were Wladimir Klitschko, Boris Becker and Lewis Hamilton, as well as many other prominent guests.

Photo and Text free for usage on condition copyright is named: (SalusAlpha@SportsforPeace London2012)

For further information please contact:

Salus Alpha Group Services GmbH, Ms. Jacqueline Nagy

Scherffenberggasse 3/8, 1180 Vienna, Austria

Tel: +43-1-9572587-42 ; public.relations@salusalpha.com

Mr. Muhammed Ali with Wladimir Klitschko, Lewis Hamilton and  Boris Becker.

Mr. Oliver Prock (CEO Salus Alpha) and Lewis Hamilton.

Mr. Oliver Prock (CEO Salus Alpha) and Colin Ray Jackson

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Salus Alpha Supports Honor of Muhammad Ali

VIENNA, LONDON and MAUREN, Liechtenstein, July 23, 2012

In occasion of the Olympic Games in London Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest athletes of all times, will be honored by "Sports for Peace" initiative on the 25.7.2012 in the famous Victoria & Albert Museum for his intrinsic values, courage and considerable achievements whilst benefiting his work for the Parkinson's Research and Ali Center. Ali won the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960, back then known as Cassius Clay. Salus Alpha supports this exclusive event whereby about 400 stars, celebrities and other prominent people will be attending from all over the world.

On this very special evening Muhammad Ali will be honored for his commitment for humanity, his research on the Parkinson decease and the Muhammad Ali Center.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are expected to attend the A-list dinner at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Jolie is a patron of Sports for Peace, which urges athletes to promote fair play and understanding.

"It is an honor for us to support this very special event for one of the most valuable athletes of all times. We are very thankful that Muhammad Ali is attending this event to receive the honor personally." says Oliver Prock, CEO of Salus Alpha.

Salus Alpha is a leading fund manager in the field of Alternative Investments which always takes a stand for human rights and matters of social concern.

For further information, charts and graphical material please contact:

Salus Alpha Group Services GmbH, 

Ms. Jacqueline Nagy

Scherffenberggasse 3/8, 1180 Vienna, Austria

Tel: +43-1-9572587-42 ; public.relations@salusalpha.com

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Three top placing for Salus Alpha funds

June 03, 2012

Vienna (www.fondscheck.de) – Three of Salus Alpha’s funds received the “Alternative Investments Award 2012 of GELD-Magazin”, the company said in its latest press release.

For details, please refer to the wording of the press release:

The company left its competitors far behind and was awarded with 3 top rankings. The Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage Fund won the 1st Place in the category of managed futures: commodities (1-year rating), Salus Alpha Directional Markets was awarded the 2nd Place in the managed futures category (3-year rating), and Salus Alpha Equity Hedged awarded the 3rd Place in the category Long / Short Equity (1-year rating).

Comment of Mr. Oliver Prock (CEO/CIO Salus Alpha): “These awards again recognize the value added by Salus Alpha quantitative strategies to an investor’s portfolio. Top rankings in the ‘Managed Futures’ peergroup give proof that we take pride in our risk management above all else, which allows us to consistently attain alpha during the most volatile of market conditions.”

About Salus Alpha:

Salus Alpha, an Alternative Investments Manager, has established itself as a top expert in quantitative, systematic Asset Management over the past decade. The funds range from Long/Short Equities, Relative Value, Arbitrage to Managed Futures. Salus Alpha’s extensive experience in Alternative Investments distinguishes the company. The company’s extensive Know-How in the field of Alternative Investments is a characteristic of the company. The client base of Salus Alpha consists of institutional clients in Europe and Asia. Up to now the assets under management (AUM) of Salus Alpha have reached 1.1 billion USD. The company operates from a network of global offices including Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, the Netherlands, Singapore, India, Sweden, USA, and Hong Kong.

For further information, please contact: public.relations@salusalpha.com