7orca. Your specialised, independent partner.

Two solutions, one address: Expert in currency management and volatility strategies

As an independent focused asset manager, we concentrate entirely on our core competencies.

We are the partner of institutional investors when it comes to currency risks. According to their individual specifications, we hedge these for them in tailor-made active and passive currency overlay solutions.

Investors who want to diversify their portfolio with an alternative risk premium benefit from our short volatility strategies, which invest globally and multi-asset in the underlyings equities, bonds and currencies.

7orca’s independence, innovative corporate culture and long-standing expertise are the basis of our strong client focus and result in an attractive performance.

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Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on FX Hedging Costs

In Focus

The COVID-19 crisis has prompted central banks to cut key interest rates. This has had an impact on interest rate spreads and cross-currency basis spreads.

Short Volatility Strategies make Sense.

Commentary

In the aftermath of recent events, some mutual funds were closed with different justifications. A particularly pithy reason, expressed in an attention-seeking manner is: Short volatility approaches would not „work“ anymore and were therefore no longer suitable for institutional investors

Currency Overlay Management – systematische Steuerung bestehender Währungsrisiken

The Power of Diversification in Short Volatility Investing

Insight

And this time it looks like it is here to stay for some time. The surge in equity volatility, but also volatility in fixed income markets, was quite significant in 2018.

BAI Webinar: Currency Risks in Private Assets

Video

Jasper Duex, CIO and Holger Bang, CFA, Head of Portfolio Management explain the challenges that foreign exchange risks pose to investors in EUR-denominated private assets. They also explain the particularities that need to be considered and the extent to which currency hedging makes sense. This video is available in German.

Systematic FX Overlay Management