November 2009
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Duet Group Appoints Eric De Candia as CEO of Duet...
Duet Group has appointed Eric De Candia chief executive of Duet Alternative Investments, its fund of hedge funds platform.
The Duet division has also appointed Karim Khimji as chief investment officer for Europe and Douglas Morse as chief investment officer for the US, with both reporting to Mr De Candia.
Prior to joining Duet Group, Mr De Candia was co-founder, president and principal of...
October 2009
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Osman Semerci and the Duet Group Hire Vladimir...
Osman Semerci, CEO of the Duet Group, a global financial group specializing in alternative asset management, is delighted to announce Vladimir Kitaygorodsky as CEO of Duet USA and the launch of Duet’s New York office. Mr. Kitaygorodsky will be the responsible for establishing the firm’s asset management capabilities in the United States within the hedge fund and private equity space, as well as...
August 2009
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Duet Group on CNBC
African Banks Dodge Crisis
Africa’s banking system was isolated from the worst of the financial crisis, Ayo Salami from Duet Victoire Africa Index Fund told CNBC Thursday. Salami currently favors African brewers, cement companies and telecoms companies.
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July 2009
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Osman Semerci and the Duet Group Announce the... →
The Fund Will Use a Combination of Directional, Relative Value and High Frequency Trading Strategies
Osman Semerci, CEO of the Duet Group, a global financial group specializing in alternative asset management, is pleased to announce the launch of the company’s Central Eastern European, Emerging Market, Multi-Strategy Fund, also known as the “Duet CEE Fund”. The Fund will use a combination of...
June 2009
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Osman Semerci and Duet Group Announce Acquisition... →
The New Fund Seeks to Deliver Consistent Capital Appreciation Through Active Management in the Value of Fund Assets
Osman Semerci, CEO of the Duet Group, a global financial firm specializing in Alternative Asset Management, announced today the firm has launched its Duet Africa Opportunities Fund after raising fresh capital for the strategic acquisition of assets in New Star’s Heart of Africa...
Duet Victoire Africa Index Fund
Monday May 4, 2009: Ayo Salami discusses the Duet Victoire Africa Index Fund in the FT.
May 2009
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Osman Semerci, Duet Group CEO, Announces the... →
OSMAN SEMERCI, DUET GROUP CEO, ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE FIRST MULTISTRATEGY HEDGE FUND IN THE MENA REGION
The new fund will target both equity and fixed income markets in the MENA region and will be managed by Duet Mena Limited.
Dubai, UAE — 21 May 2009 — Osman Semerci, CEO of Duet Group, a global financial group specializing in Alternative Asset Management, announced today the...
Semerci's Duet Snaps up Africa Fund
Duet Group, the boutique fund manager led by Osman Semerci, has bought a defunct Africa Fund run by New Star Asset Management as it bids to expan its buiness in emerging markets.
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March 2009
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Duet Group Builds Structured Products Division
DUET GROUP is set to build-up a structured products division following a management restructuring and the appointment of Osman Semerci as chief executive and partner.
The alternative asset management firm – which was set up by Alain Schibl and Henry Gabay in 2002 – said Semerci would be responsible for the day-to-day management of the group as well as building a structured products division.
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Former Merrill fixed-income chief Semerci joins... →
April 2008 - London - based alternative asset management firm Duet Group has appointed Osman Semerci as a partner and chief executive.Semerci will work closely with founding partners Alain Schibl and Henry ….
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Duet to build structured products division
Osman Semerci
Prior to joining Duet Group in April 2008, Osman Semerci spent 16 years at Merrill Lynch both in Europe and Asia, where he was a member of Merrill Lynch’s Global Operating Committee. Latterly he was Global Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (FICC), responsible for the firm’s trading and sales activities in fixed income, currencies, commodities, principal investments and real estate...