Weekly Asia News (Friday)

Singapore’s Amoeba Asia Fund to close citing “tough” environmental conditions

Thu, 14/10/2010 - 20:09

2010 is turning out to be survival of the fittest as yet another small Singapore-based hedge fund company, Amoeba Capital Partners »

Paul Smith, Managing Director, Triple A Partners

Goldman’s Asia prop. team hire Denby-Jones as COO for imminent hedge fund

Thu, 14/10/2010 - 20:07

In what is possibly the first sign of reaction to the Dodd-Franks Bill, Goldman Sachs’ Asia-based Principal Strategies traders, a 10-man plus team managed by Global Head Principal Strategi »

Thomas to open Wykeham Capital Asia Value Fund to external investors

Thu, 14/10/2010 - 20:05

Ex-CLSA’s Howel Thomas, who spent nine years at Asia’s leading independent brokerage firm becoming its Head o »

Aisa people moves

Thu, 14/10/2010 - 19:59

GreensLedge Capital Markets has formed GreensLedge Asia, Tokyo branch to expand the company business activities in the Asian markets. Iku Nishino (ex-J.P. »

Walkers promotes attorneys in Hong Kong office

Mon, 11/10/2010 - 10:20

Financial law firm Walkers has made a number of promotions at its Hong Kong office. »

Moon appointed CIO, Woori Absolute Partners

Thu, 07/10/2010 - 19:49

Singapore-based Woori Absolute Partners, an alternative investment company sponsored by one of South Korea’s largest securities firms – Woori Investment & Securities Co., Ltd »

Leigh Harrison, Threadneedle, head of equities

Threadneedle appoints Donegan as Head of Asia and Global Emerging Markets

Thu, 07/10/2010 - 19:48

Threadneedle, has this week announced the appointment of Vanessa Donegan as the firm’s newly created Head of Asia and Global Emerging Markets< »

Hugh Hendry, CIO and CEO, Eclectica Asset Management,

Hendry shorts China buying CDS on Japanese corporate bonds

Thu, 07/10/2010 - 19:46

Prominent UK hedge fund manager, Hugh Hendry (pictured), the CIO and CEO of Eclectica Asset Management, has started taking short positions on China on expectations that »