Weekly Asia News (Friday)

Thor Monsen has left Cadogan to become Strategy Head - Asian Hedge Funds at Citi Private Bank in Hong Kong. »

GreensLedge Capital Markets has formed GreensLedge Asia, Tokyo Branch to expand the firm's business activities in the Asian markets.  »

Daewoo Securities, a securities firm in South Korea, and Harcourt Investment Consulting have signed a partnership agreement to cooperate on the marketing and sales of various Harcourt fund of hedge funds products to South Korean investors. »

Woori Absolute Partners, an alternative investment firm based in Singapore, has appointed Edward Sungshik Moon as its chief investment officer. »

Fortress Investment Group is opening an office in Singapore, which will act as a key hub of the firm’s investment and business development activities in Asia. »

Let’s face it: Asian hedge funds have been awful this year. »

Hong Kong-based DragonBack Capital, a multi-strategy hedge fund, has decided to re-position itself as a hedge fund platfo »

Singapore-based hedge fund, Canning Park Capital, is launching a fund to target equities in large-cap companies across As »

Apollo Management L.P., Leon Black’s (pictured) global private equity firm, is believed to be considering the launch of a new Asia credit fund. »

Newedge, the Paris-based brokerage formed through a joint venture between SocGen and Credit Agricole CIB, has revealed it »