Manu Daftary

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. 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. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  2. Taulli, Tom (2002-09-24). The streetsmart guide to short selling: techniques the pros use to profit in any market. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-07-139394-2. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  3. Marquardt, Katy; Tanzer, Andrew (December 2006). "10 Great Broker Sold Funds". Kiplinger's Personal Finance. 60 (12): 38. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kazanjian, Kirk (2005). "The Growth Gurus: Manu Daftary". The Market Masters. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 5. Retrieved June 3, 2012. manu daftary.