Weekly Asia News (Friday)

Having already launched the Bright China Opportunity Fund last year, E Fund Management (HK) Co. now has its sights set firmly on raising up to USD500million for a pair of new funds du »

Nikko AM, one of Japan’s largest asset managers with USD120billion in AUM (as of September 2010), announced this we »

Dow Jones Investment Banker, a news, opinion, research and data visualisation product that aims to help bankers generate ideas and connect with clients, is now available in Asia Pacific. »

Rayan Asset Management will once again represent Russell Investments in the Middle East. »

Q3 saw Asian hedge funds perform strongly according to a new report by US research house, Hedge Fund Research, Inc. »

London-based RAB Capital, one of the city’s most respected hedge funds, has shut down its Asia-focused fund – the RAB-Pi Asia Fund Ltd »

After first announcing plans back in January this year that it would be opening a Hong Kong office, Soros Fund Management LLC »

Jersey-based Altis Partners, the Channel Island’s first ever CTA, has now become the first Jersey hedge fund to open an office in Hong Kong. »

Charlie Chan, a 25-year veteran and former star prop trader at Credit Suisse »

Asian hedge funds continued their strong performance in the third quarter, with the HFRX China Index gaining 10.5 per cent, according to data released by Hedge Fund Research. »