Asia multi-strat fund Phalanx to open in Tokyo

Connecticut-based hedge fund Phalanx Capital Management plans to open an office shortly in Tokyo. Two traders are being added to the portfolio management team who will join that Japanese office. Names of the new arrivals have not been released yet, but it is understood that one is a convertibles and equity product trader with a 20-year track record, and the second will be a special situations equity trader with 15 yearsÆ experience.At its peak the Phalanx fund had assets under managem…