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SEAFA Spotlight

SEAFA Spotlight

Written by: Andres Sandate
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The Southeastern Alternative Funds Association (SEAFA) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(6) trade organization dedicated to professionals active in the alternative investment industry in the fast-growing Southeast region of the U.S. SEAFA's mission is to provide forums for the education, interaction, and advancement of both its members and the Southeastern alternative investment community. Learn more at www.theseafa.com.
The SEAFA Spotlight is a podcast dedicated to providing alternative investment industry education through interviews with members, sponsors, professionals, and practitioners dedicated to the development, growth, leadership, and inclusiveness of this dynamic industry throughout the Southeast region.

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Episodes
  • Georgia State University 2025 Hedge Fund Competition Winners Lorenzo Weber and Alexander Francis of the University of West Florida and Scott Murray, Associate Professor, Department of Finance, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
    Jul 14 2025

    Lorenzo Weber and Alexander Francis from the University of West Florida placed 1st in the 2025 Southeastern Hedge Fund Competition organized by Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business in partnership with The Southeastern Hedge Fund Association (www.theseafa.com). Lorenzo and Alexander competed against 44 other teams from over 30 different universities. Lorenzo and Alexander developed the Central Supply Chain Momentum Strategy, a long-short equity strategy that ranked firms based on their importance in supply chains. By going long on the top 10% and shorting the bottom 10%, their strategy achieved an average 29% annual return with low risk and 14 consecutive years of positive back-tested performance. The competition is a yearly event open to students globally at the undergraduate, master's, and PhD levels and tests everything from strategy development to presentation skills. Lorenzo and Alexander are grateful to Dr. K.C. Ma, their faculty advisor/sponsor, for his guidance and are proud to represent UWF’s College of Business on a global stage.


    Georgia State University Hedge Fund Competition Website


    Follow the Southeastern Hedge Fund Competition on LinkedIn


    Guests:


    Lorenzo Weber


    Alexander Francis


    Scott Murray


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    59 mins
  • Georgia State University 2024 Hedge Fund Competition Winners Ada Turemis and Aaron Korel and Competition Organizer, Scott Murray, Associate Professor, Department of Finance, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
    May 17 2024

    On this episode of the SEAFA Spotlight, President of SEAFA Andres Sandate interviewed the winners of the 2024 Southeastern Hedge Fund Competition Ada Turemis and Aaron Korel from The University of West Florida about their winning strategy as well as competition organizer, Associate Professor Scott Murray of the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.


    The winning team from The University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL) included MBA student Ada Turemis and Aaron Korel, an undergraduate accounting and finance major. Korel and Turemis were invited to Atlanta, as one of the top five finalists, to present their paper on April 25, 2024, to a panel of six judges at the Georgia State University Buckhead Center in Atlanta, GA. Korel and Turemis submitted their paper, “A Bullwhip Strategy,” in early March 2024 but began working on their investment idea in Spring 2023.


    All submissions were reviewed by 42 investment professionals throughout the SEAFA membership before the final five teams were selected to present in Atlanta. The 2024 judging panel included Greg Jacobs, Founding Partner, COO, Bay Point Advisors, Stephanie Lang, CFA, Principal and CIO, Homrich Berg, Clay McDaniel, Partner, CIO of Private Markets, Waverly Advisors, Brandon Robinson, Quantitative Developer, Masters Capital Management, LLC, John Champagne, CFA, CAIA, Managing Director, Infinity Funds, and J.P. Vincent, Executive Director, Marex Prime Services.


    Sponsors of the 2024 Southeastern Hedge Fund Competition included:

    Platinum - Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors, Masters Capital Management, LLC, Georgia State University Center for the Economic Analysis of RISK (CEAR)

    Gold - Infinity Funds, Trident Trust, Bay Point Advisors

    Sponsors - Homrich Berg, Harneys, Waverly Advisors, Marex Prime Services


    A full list of 2024 winners, universities, strategy names, and team members can be found by clicking here.


    Southeastern Hedge Fund Competition Website


    University of West Florida News Release


    Organizer of the Southeastern Hedge Fund Competition Associate Professor Scott Murray's Website




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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 2024 SEAFA Digital Assets Update
    May 8 2024

    SEAFA's second Market Insights webinar on May 8, 2024 featured a crypto and digital assets market update with a panel featuring three institutional crypto fund managers. Joining SEAFA President and Endurance Strategies, LLC Founder and CEO Andres Sandate in this timely discussion were:


    - Robert Swarthout, Founder, CEO & Portfolio Manager, Teton Crypto Capital, a long-only token fund focused on acquiring cryptocurrencies with commercial utility.


    - Phillip Moran, CFA, Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Opportunities Group (DigOpp), a multi-manager/multi-strategy fund focused on capturing inefficiencies in crypto.


    Jed Breed, Founder & General Partner, Breed, a venture capital fund founded by crypto native operators and backed by some of the worlds top digital asset industry contributors.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
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