Alternatives

By Joe Marsh
5 January 2012
Long/short fared worst and CTA best as Asia strategies sank a combined -8.5% in 2011. But data provider Eurekahedge takes the view that things can only get better this year.
By Joe Marsh
21 December 2011
A busy Bisous bar in Hong Kong was the scene of a fundraiser last week put on by charity Returns Invested in Children and Education. Here are some pictures.
By Yvonne Chan
21 December 2011
The US real estate investor and developer has opened a Hong Kong office headed by ex-Henderson Global executive Stanley Chin, who will lead the charge in sourcing deals and ...
By Yvonne Chan | 19 December 2011
Foreign and home-grown quant specialists are planning hedge fund launches out of China.
By Simon Osborne | 16 December 2011
As the Alternative Investment Management Association publishes its 2012 guide to media relations for hedge funds, it begs the question: do the two really need each other?
By Yvonne Chan | 14 December 2011
The firm has delayed the final close on its pan-Asia private equity vehicle due to European sovereign debt woes.
By Dr Insup Lee | 14 December 2011
The country’s financial regulator has approved 13 firms to run hedge funds, but the current environment is hardly ideal for raising capital.
By Leanne Wang | 14 December 2011
The country's National Development and Reform Commission is requiring private equity firms to file with regulatory bodies and provide annual reports.
By Yvonne Chan | 8 December 2011
Investors from the US and Greater China will contribute the bulk of capital inflows to Asian PE funds, finds Ernst & Young in its first Asia-Pacific private equity survey.
By Yvonne Chan | 6 December 2011
Daiwa's synthetic prime brokerage sale will not affect its alternative fund services, although its ambitious growth plans are on hold, says the firm.
By Yvonne Chan | 1 December 2011
The UK firm sees opportunity to grow its client base and hedge fund investments in the region.
By Simon Osborne | 30 November 2011
Shirish Godbole is re-employed by Morgan Stanley to run Indian real estate activities for MSREI.
By Yvonne Chan | 30 November 2011
Barun Agarwal plans to launch the multi-asset Factorial Master Fund in January and manage it out of Hong Kong.
By Simon Osborne | 28 November 2011
Myriad Opportunities Master Fund is about to open to external investors, kicking off with $300 million.
By Simon Osborne | 28 November 2011
Hedge fund CQS has hired Louise Walker in Sydney to look after its local clients.
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