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A meeting of minds between investors and hedge funds?
There is growing harmonisation between hedge-fund managers and investors over transparency and liquidity terms, according to Credit Suisse.
By Jame DiBiasio
12 March 2010
KITC seeks partners for alternative investments
Korea Investment Trust Company expects Korean investors to increase their appetite for risk assets and is expanding its capabilities to offer them exposure to hedge funds.
By Jame DiBiasio
11 March 2010
East Capital Russian Fund was top dog in the noughties
Michael Hanson-Lawson's fund was up 1,524% during the decade, but, tantalisingly, it could have been up over 2,000%.
By Simon Osborne
11 March 2010
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CQS hires marketer in Hong Kong
The London-based multi-strategy hedge fund has appointed Nyree Hu to its relationship-management team, after losing its Hong Kong risk manager.
By Simon Osborne | 10 March 2010
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Pacific Alliance Real Estate boosts Shanghai team
The property arm of alternative-asset manager Pacific Alliance has poached Wei Song from Equity International.
By Joseph Marsh | 10 March 2010
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Hedge funds marginally up in February
The year-to-date performance for hedge funds globally is still in the red -– but only by 18 basis points. However, Asian funds are down further.
By Simon Osborne | 9 March 2010
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"It's called 'hedging'," responds Orchard's Edds
One of the hedge fund managers who spun out from Stark Investments to co-found Orchard Capital Partners tells us what’s cooking.
By Simon Osborne | 8 March 2010
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Neuberger Berman outlines private equity’s ‘return to normalcy’
Investor appetite and market structures in 2010 resemble those of a normal private-equity environment, says the asset manager.
By Jame DiBiasio | 5 March 2010
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Sovereign debt may trigger CTA opportunity, says PMJ
2009 proved to be the first down year for the system developed by Peter Matthews of PJM Capital, but the asset class could do well this year.
By Simon Osborne | 5 March 2010
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Aprea bemoans lack of progress on Reits in India
The Asia Pacific Real Estate Association is opening a branch in Mumbai in order to press the case for allowing Reits.
By Joseph Marsh | 5 March 2010
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Aquitaine launches private-equity fund targeting hedgies
The Hong Kong-based alternative investment boutique celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new strategy taking stakes in Asian asset managers.
By Jame DiBiasio | 3 March 2010
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A Prussian/Yankee prime-broking duopoly for the ‘teenies’?
Actually, it'll probably be more like a quadropoly, concedes Deutsche Bank's Harvey Twomey modestly, after his firm topped AsianInvestor's latest mini-poll.
By Simon Osborne | 1 March 2010
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New start-up Saka Capital outsources corporate governance
Having launched in October, the Singapore-based credit hedge fund posted returns of 3.12% in January.
By Joseph Marsh | 26 February 2010
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A tale of two years for hedgies
In the first of a two-part Q&A, Karen Tan of Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management looks at hedge-fund performance since the start of 2008. In the next piece, she will make ...
By Joseph Marsh | 26 February 2010
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CAI Global Fund delivers the wealth
Eddie Tam of Central Asset Investments is still into trains as his hedge fund chuffs through its high water mark.
By Simon Osborne | 25 February 2010
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