Weekly Asia News (Friday)

J.P. Morgan has appointed Hans Janssens as the head of treasury and securities services in Japan. »

Instinet, a provider of electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, has launched its Execution Experts suite of algorithms in Asia. »

Liquidnet, an institutional investment community that enables secure and anonymous block trading of equities, has expanded its trading operations to include listed securities from Israel. »

The CEO of Hong Kong hedge fund management firm Value Partners Group, Mr Cheah Cheng Hye »

Whilst startup numbers are undoubtedly healthy for Hong Kong this year, with 65 per cent of hedge fund managers choosing to domicile there, the issue of capital raising remains prominent. »

Sensato Capital Management, a San Francisco-based hedge fund is to receive USD50 million in seed capital from FRM Capital Advisors (FCA). »

George Walker, the Chairman and CEO of US asset management firm Neuberger Berman that manages USD3.7 billion in fund of hedge fund assets globally, is looking to focus his atte »

Singapore-based Solaris Asset Management is launching the Solaris Capital SPC Equity Arbitrage Fund »

Guernsey’s finance industry has significant opportunities to win business in India, according to Peter Niven, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for the island’s finance industry. »

New York-based SecondMarket, a marketplace and auction platform for alternative investments, has launched operations in Israel. »