Amsterdam-based IMQubator wins award for best seeding platform
Amsterdam-based seeding fund for new hedge fund managers, IMQubator, has won the Hedgeweek Award 2011 for Best Seeding Platform. IMQubator, founded in 2009 by the Holland Financial Centre, receives recognition from financial professionals at an early phase of its existence with this award.
About Hedgeweek
Hedgeweek, a British magazine for financial professionals active in the hedge fund industry, annually recognises the best in Hedge fund professionals. Winners are selected based on subscribers’ votes. A detailed report on the award can be read on the Hedgeweek website.
New asset management talent
IMQubator is based in Amsterdam and is an emerging manager fund and cornerstone investor in the development of emerging managers. IMQubator aims to connect institutional investors with new asset management talent, offering them the opportunity to invest in new funds that IMQubator helps to set up.
The company has allocated 175 million euros to seven alternative investment managers and currently has an additional 75 million euros of unallocated capital.
The Holland Financial Centre
The Holland Financial Centre is a public-private initiative set up by organisations throughout the financial sector together with government and regulators. Its purpose is to develop initiatives aimed at preserving a strong, open, internationally competitive financial industry in the Netherlands.
Internationally orientated service centre
The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is an outstanding location for promising talent in the financial sector. Home to one of the major financial centres in Europe, the Amsterdam Area offers a strong, internationally-oriented services sector with Euronext as Europe’s largest cross-border exchange. Approximately 60 foreign banks are represented here (in addition to Dutch institutions) and over 100 international insurance companies.
Availability of top talent
The Amsterdam Area offers innovative capabilities thanks to top financial talent. Amsterdam is home to a productive regional workforce from 178 different countries. A large proportion of the workforce (44%) has completed higher education, 80% speak English and 90% speak two or more languages.
Amsterdam has the country’s highest density of knowledge workers and an increasing inflow of workers from other EU countries who are accommodated by the Amsterdam Expatcenter.
To develop promising financial talent, the area offers several institutions which assist with their education, such as:
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Duisenberg School of Finance: offers education and research in various areas of finance to students and professionals.
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Amsterdam Institute of Finance: provides Executive Education for finance professionals from around the globe. The AIF offers open enrolment programmes on the premises as well as in other major cities in the world. Participants enrol from over 1,000 organisations in more than 100 countries globally.
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Amsterdam Centre for Insurance Studies: is a multidisciplinary community of approximately 25 researchers from home and abroad: excellent professors, promising researchers and talented PhD students.
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Netspar: is the Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement. This independent network draws researchers from all over the world to share expertise on matters pertaining to retirement and pensions.
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