Weekly Asia News (Friday)

Pankaj Agrawal, chairman of Signature Group

Apache Advisors partners with Signature Group of Dubai

Mon, 27/09/2010 - 16:01

Signature Group has formed a partnership with Apache Advisors, a Dubai based consultancy. »

Omnium names Alexis Fosler head of international sales

Mon, 27/09/2010 - 12:03

Omnium, a provider of administration and middle-office services for hedge funds and financial institutions, has appointed Alexis Fosler as head of international sales. »

Chirstophe Lee, Chiarman, AIMA Hong Kong

New fund managers “future backbone” of industry says AIMA Hong Kong Chairman, Lee

Sun, 26/09/2010 - 12:36

Already in this week’s newsletter reference has been made to the slow return of capital inflows to Asia. »

UBS sees 30 percent uptick in short positions from its hedge fund clients YTD

Thu, 23/09/2010 - 20:03

Swiss bank UBS AG has revealed this week that the global economy is continuing to create contrarian viewpoints, not »

Iceberg real estate fund to target Asian investors and double assets

Thu, 23/09/2010 - 19:58

Reech CBRE Alternative Real Estate LLP, the USD156 million joint venture hedge fund owned by CB Richard Ellis and Reech A »

Asian hedge fund assets grow 3.9 per cent, capital inflows slow to return

Thu, 23/09/2010 - 19:55

A new report by AsiaHedge has found that Asian hedge fund assets grew by a modest 3.9 per cent during the first half of 2010 to USD137.8 billion. »

Paridon Asia Pte targets USD100 million for Asia Macro fund

Thu, 23/09/2010 - 19:52

Singapore-based Paridon Asia Pte, founded by ex-ABN Amr »

Asia people moves

Thu, 23/09/2010 - 19:48

Brevan Howard has hired expert hedge fund marketer John Capaldi to head up sales and marketing for Asia and Australia. »

Joseph Perella, chairman and chief executive officer of Perella Weinberg Partners

Perella Weinberg opens office in Abu Dhabi

Thu, 23/09/2010 - 12:02

Perella Weinberg Partners, a financial services firm providing corporate advisory and asset management services, has opened its latest office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. »

Joel Hurewitz, Instinet’s head of Asia Pacific sales – broker dealer and liquidity

Instinet adds dark order types to CBX Asia in Japan

Wed, 22/09/2010 - 12:03

Instinet, an electronic trading and agency-only brokerage, has added hidden and iceberg order types to CBX Asia in Japan, previously a fully displayed trading venue. »