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Senior reporter, AsianInvestor

Simon Osborne is a reporter at AsianInvestor. He writes about alternative investments such as hedge funds and private equity. Before he became a journalist, he worked in several financial institutions. He has been in Asia since 1994.



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Alternatives
China should rein in liquidity, says Foundation's Liang
Hedge fund manager Michael Liang lists the daunting tasks that lie ahead for China, including tackling rising inflation and property prices.
8 February 2010
Alternatives
The "real" China headline for 2010
The big watershed in China this year will be an increase in cross-border renminbi settlements, says Aaron Boesky at Marco Polo Pure Asset Management.
4 February 2010
Alternatives
EU hedge funds probe swings back and forth
Are hedge fund managers saints or sinners? The European Union continues its mission to find out.
3 February 2010
Alternatives
Lunar first-closes new private equity fund
The Shanghai-based Lunar Capital Partners 3 fund has raised $75 million and is starting to see more interest from larger pension funds and funds of private equity funds.
1 February 2010
Alternatives
Cigma Capital launches in Hong Kong
Barry Lau’s new firm plans to give investors access to lesser-known China managers.
28 January 2010
Alternatives
Frog takes name of hedge fund manager
A new species of small brown frog has been discovered in Vietnam and named after ADM Capital's Rob Appleby.
27 January 2010
People Moves
Deutsche hires prime broker Diana Yang
Having left Bank of America Merrill Lynch last year, Diana Yang is back within Harvey Twomey's orbit.
26 January 2010
People Moves
Jenkin Leung moves to Morgan Stanley
The former boss of Hong Kong hedge fund Hindsight takes on a newly created role at Morgan Stanley, sourcing capital for alternatives firms.
22 January 2010
Alternatives
Sparx flies to Triple A for distribution
Sparx Asset Management will sell its hedge fund products through Triple A Partners.
20 January 2010
People Moves
Credit Suisse picks up ex-Goldman cap-intro executive
Deborah Lee joins Credit Suisse's prime-broking division, having previously worked on the capital-introductions team at Goldman Sachs.
19 January 2010
Alternatives
Senrigan outlines approach to event-driven risk
Nick Taylor, founder of new start-up Senrigan Capital, explains how his event-driven hedge fund tackles risk and how he came to set up the firm.
18 January 2010
Alternatives
Hedge funds post comeback in 2009
Congratulations to hedge funds, which were upwardly mobile in every strategy last year.
14 January 2010
Alternatives
CLSA favours North Asia property
With the advent of CLSA Capital Partners' second Fudo fund, managing director John Pattar discusses where Asian property looks attractive.
13 January 2010
Alternatives
Private equity has lousy year for fundraising
Last year saw the lowest total raised by private equity funds globally since 2004.
11 January 2010
Alternatives
Kima Capital gets off to a flying start
The Australia-based pan-Asia long/short hedge fund is up 14% in its first six months.
7 January 2010
Alternatives
Triple A accesses Aussie areas
Sydney-based Hatfield Advisors is betrothed to Paul Smith’s Hong Kong-based seeding and distribution specialist Triple A Partners.
5 January 2010
Alternatives
Santa’s shopping list for hedge funds -- Part 3: Premises
You’ve got to put the staff somewhere. How much are hedge funds likely to pay for their real estate?
18 December 2009
Alternatives
Santa’s shopping list for hedge funds – Part 2: Legals
How much does it cost to set up and run a hedge fund? Paul Smith, our Christmas ghost, explains.
16 December 2009
Alternatives
Santa’s shopping list for hedge funds – Part 1: Salaries
What does it cost to pay a hedge fund’s staff? We asked someone who knows.
15 December 2009
Alternatives
November caps a bad year for Japan hedge funds
Despite the woes in Dubai, hedge funds posted positive returns in November, but Asia funds lagged their peers.
10 December 2009
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