Sovereign wealth funds globally have added more than USD750bn to their total assets since last year, according to research firm Preqin. The growth, from USD4.62 trillion assets under management in 2012 to USD5.38 trillion in 2013, is largely down a
The leading Asian economies have been quite active in their quest for more centralised clearing in the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. Japan and Singapore have taken the lead in setting up clearinghouses to deal with OTC derivatives such as credit
Asia Pacific market analysts are more effective at providing accurate price forecasts than their US and European counterparts. In a paper entitled “Where are the World’s Best Analysts?”, Man GLG, the world’s second largest hedge fund, found that Asia
Hedge funds investing in India have become the world's best performers this year on expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will revive Asia's third- largest economy. The funds investing in the South Asian nation have returned 26 per cent this year through July, according to
Former Tiger Asia Management employee John Jahng is believed to be making plans to launch an Asia-focused hedge fund reported HFMWeek this week.
Hedge funds delivered healthy gains in October as global markets trended upwards during the month. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 1.40 per cent during the month, while global stock indices outperformed as the MSCI World Index gained 3.75 per cent
Traiana, a provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions, has created a hub for its Asia Pacific business by opening a new office in Singapore. Andy Coyne, chief executive of Traiana, says: “Opening an office in Singapore is very
Liquidnet saw record second quarter performance in Asia Pacific as the company benefited from strong demand across the region for safe access to block trading among large institutions. Principal traded climbed to a record USD6 billion, marking a four per
Asian hedge funds returned an average of 1.69 per cent in June according to early estimates by index data provider Eurekahedge. That leaves the average Asian hedge fund up a modest 1.99 per cent for the year and a long
KKR has appointed Jaka Prasetya, former managing partner and founder of Leafgreen Capital Partners, as managing director to lead the firm’s Indonesia efforts as well as credit and special situations initiatives in Southeast Asia. Also joining KKR in the role
