Electica Asset Management
Has Been Buying"In the next 12 months, we'll see further pathological swings in investor sentiment. Despite my reservations, I'm modestly long equity-market futures, some nonindustrial commodities, and some bullish fixed-income positions. We are very bullish agricultural commodities and agricultural equities, and hold a global basket of businesses—with interests ranging from fertilizer to farm equipment."
He has also positioned his fund by betting on Japan’s corporate debt problems by buying protection on steel names and businesses sensitive to the yen. He's also bought credit protection on the shipping industry in Japan such as Mitsui OSK.
Additionally, Hendry mentioned he's got protection on companies levered to the global economy such as Sumitomo and Marubeni.
Hugh Hendry is a fund manager at Eclectica Asset Management. He has become prominent in the United Kingdom for his commentary on the financial crisis. Hendry has been referred to as "the most high-profile Scot in the controversial (Hedge Fund) sector."
