Erik Kmet‘
Managing Director
Erik Kmet's is an experienced portfolio manager who has been in the capital and financial markets for over 10 years. Investing and creating investment strategies have been his great hobby since his days as a professional hockey player. After retiring from his active career, he decided to pursue investing full time.
Erik Kmet started his career as an investment broker and gradually worked his way up to a managerial position. However, his vision was to start his own fund and focus on trading as well as the management and appreciation of clients' assets under his company's banner. Therefore, at the end of 2019, he and his colleague Jan Lobo founded the K&L Rock Group, which launched an alternative investment fund in 2020. The fund appreciates client funds through a unique combination of real estate investments, trading in equity and commodity markets and private equity.
The K&L Rock Group currently has nearly a quarter of a billion crowns in assets in its portfolio and its activities are divided into three main areas - asset management and appreciation, real estate projects and private equity investments. Within the Group, Erik Kmet's focus is not only on the creation and implementation of the overall strategy or vision, but he is also personally active in the management of client portfolios. Despite his extensive experience, Erik Kmet's education and broadening of his horizons is ongoing. For example, he is currently undergoing the CFA training program, whose successful graduates receive the most important internationally recognized certification in investment management.
Erik Kmet's great hobby is hockey, which he played professionally until the age of 25. As a goalkeeper he worked in the second highest and later in the highest Slovak hockey league, for example in HC Prešov and HK Poprad. As he says himself, hockey gave him a great preparation for the business - it taught him teamwork, responsibility and discipline. In addition to hockey, since 2019 he has also been practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, in which he holds a blue belt.
Jan Lobo
Managing Director
Jan Lobo is an expert in finding and executing new business and investment opportunities. He has extensive experience in the equity, currency and commodity markets and especially in real estate. He has been trading on the stock market since his youth.
He started his career in the world of finance as a sales manager at a forex broker, where he was engaged in selling and brokering investments in currencies, stock titles or commodities. He worked first in the Czech Republic and later in Cyprus. Jan Lobo's original dream, however, was to move into real estate development and to implement projects that are not only beautiful to look at, but also functional and well executed. He did not give up on his vision and after gaining experience in the financial and capital markets, he decided to combine the two fields.
Thus, at the end of 2019, he and his colleague Erik Kmet founded the K&L Rock Group, which launched an alternative investment fund in 2020. The fund appreciates client funds through a unique combination of real estate investments, equity and commodity trading and private equity.
The K&L Rock Group currently has nearly half a billion crowns of assets in its portfolio and its activities are divided into three main areas - asset management and appreciation, real estate projects and private equity investments.
In addition to managing real estate and development projects, Jan Lobo is also involved in creating and implementing the overall strategy and vision of the Group. He also personally manages a team of around a dozen salespeople and oversees their training and professional development. He is also dedicated to building relationships with investors and sourcing new business and investment opportunities. Jan Lobo played hockey from childhood until he was 20 years old. He sees the experience he gained during these years as a great preparation for life and business.
Adéla Procházková
HR Manager
HR Manager at K&L Rock Group s.r.o.
About
I am responsible for HR management in the Czech investment group K&L Rock Group. I am responsible for both the care of existing employees and the recruitment of new members of our growing team. I enjoy working with people and my goal is to help build a broad and stable team of investment professionals.
Experiences
K&L Rock Group s.r.o.
1 yr 1 mo
Prague, Czech Republic
HR Manager
Feb 2022 - Present - 7 mos
From February 2022 I am working as HR Manager in the company. I am dedicated to the professional development of the K&L Rock Group team, organising training sessions, preparing payroll documents and my agenda also includes recruitment. I actively search for suitable candidates and conduct recruitment interviews. I work closely with the company's top management and am also involved in the development and implementation of the company's internal and external communication strategy.
Management Assistant and Office Manager
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022 - 6 mos
I joined the Czech investment group K&L Rock Group as an Assistant Management Manager. Organisationally, I helped with the agenda of the individual members of the management team and was also responsible for ensuring the day-to-day running of the office.
DELOR Tailoring
Office Manager
Dec 2020 - Jul 2021 - 7 mos
During my undergraduate studies, I started working at DELOR Tailoring, a premium tailoring company, where I was responsible for the day-to-day running of the salon. I was in charge of administration and invoicing, taking care of VIP clients and I was also responsible for the overall look and design of the salon, which is located in Prague's Vinohrady district.
Education
- Czech University of Agriculture in Prague - Faculty of Business and Economics
- Bachelor's degree programme
- Oct 2019 - Jun 2022
Active trading and investing
in global capital markets
Within the Global Markets division, K&L Rock appreciates both client money and its own investment funds based on price movements of the underlying assets.
Kromě investic do akcií, kde se soustředíme výhradně na nejvyspělejší kapitálové trhy světa v USA a západní Evropě, aktivně obchodujeme také s měnovými páry či komoditami od energií až po obiloviny.
Mix segmentů a podsegmentů sestavujeme s ohledem na dlouhodobou stabilitu divize a nízkou míru korelace mezi jednotlivými typy aktiv v portfoliu. Díky zkušenostem našeho týmu analytiků a portfolio manažerů, kteří patří mezi špičkové specialisty na vyhledávání investičních příležitostí, a díky zapojování prvků automatického tradingu, cílíme v divizi Global Markets dlouhodobě na dvouciferný roční výnos.
Portfolio allocation
Shares
V sektoru akcií se naše firma zabývá akciovými investicemi, kde kombinujeme výběr konkrétních akcií (stock picking) s dlouhodobým držením indexů nebo ETF. Tento přístup je založen na filozofii buy and hold, což znamená, že investice jsou drženy s cílem využít dlouhodobý růst hodnoty. Zaměřujeme se na nákupy akcií a indexů během poklesů trhu nebo na zařazení nových titulů do portfolia. Naše strategie je konzervativní s důrazem na omezený počet nákupů a koncentraci na malý počet akcií a indexových fondů v portfoliu.Do portfolia si proto vybíráme podhodnocené firmy s kvalitními ekonomickými parametry, dobrým managementem, silnými tržbami, nízkým zadlužením a dalšími příznivými parametry. Právě takové firmy lépe odolávají propadům trhů či případným manickým výprodejům.
Active trading
Na rozdíl od akciových investic je tato součást divize Global Markets dynamická, živá a neustále se mění. Ke změnám ve složení portfolia dochází prakticky každý den. Cílem aktivního tradingu je doplňovat dlouhodobé akciové investice a být nejziskovější částí divize.Aktiva, do kterých K&L Rock v rámci aktivního tradingu investuje jsou různorodá, mezi ta nejčastější ale patří ukazatel volatility VIX, emisní povolenky, energetické komodity jako americká ropa či zemní plyn, kakao, káva, pšenice, či sojové boby. „U aktivního tradingu sledujeme celou řadu parametrů - od fundamentálních zpráv, přes strukturu trhu, poměr hedgers vs. longs, komoditní spready či sezónní trendy. Tímto způsobem nacházíme výhodu na trhu a pomocí dobrého money managementu pak otevíráme pozice,” popisuje spoluzakladatel skupiny K&L Rock Erik Kmeť.
Automated trading
Se sekcí aktivního tradingu má mnoho společného, investiční rozhodování a obchodování, ale probíhá bez zásahu člověka. Automatické obchodní systémy fungují tak, že na základě předem stanovených podmínek a za pomoci různých ukazatelů vyhledávají vstupní / výstupní místa nebo jiné strategické hodnoty a poté podle potřeby realizují obchodní příkazy.Výhodou automatizovaného obchodování je například možnost sledovat trh 24 hodin denně a využít příležitostí ke zhodnocení peněz, kdykoli se naskytnou. Slouží tak jako vhodný doplněk k akciovým investicím a aktivnímu tradingu. Investiční horizont se v automatizovaném tradingu obvykle pohybuje v rámci dnů až týdnů. Tato strategie je jednou z mnoha našich aktivit, které mezi sebou nekorelují, čímž zajišťují nutnou míru diverzifikace portfolia K&L Rock. V neposlední řadě také zvyšují likviditu aktiv a vhodně doplňují ostatní součásti našeho podnikání.
Investment tools for end users
Bonds
At the interface between Global Markets and Real Estate is our bond programme. On the one hand, it is used to finance K&L Rock's residential development projects, but on the other hand it is also available to clients as one of the possible tools for appreciation of money in their diversified investment portfolios.Division Director
Erik Kmet‘
Managing Director
As one of the founders of the company, he is involved in the overall running of the group. As Portfolio Manager, he manages the Wealth Management division, specialising in asset management and asset appreciation in the equity markets. The activities of this division are strategically involved in the development of the entire K&L Rock investment group.
Thanks to its many years of experience and vast knowledge of the US stock market, it has achieved excellent results over the long term. His love of sports has taught him not to give up without a fight.
