Global Prime Partners (GPP), a prime brokerage boutique which specialises in supporting emerging managers, has expanded its client service capabilities in the Asian markets with the hire of investment industry veteran Rupert Street who joins the firm with immediate effect.
Financial data integration specialist Volante Technologies has opened an office in Dubai to serve the Middle East and Africa (MEA) regions. Mick Fennell, general manager MEA, has been appointed to run the Dubai operation, reporting to Fiona Hamilton, vice president
SkyBridge Capital, a research-based alternative investment firm headquartered in New York, and Woori Investment & Securities, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, have formed a strategic partnership that will allow for the distribution of SkyBridge’s hedge fund products throughout Korea and
FRM Capital Advisors (FCA), the seeding division of Man Group’s fund of hedge funds operation FRM, is to make a significant investment in a new Japan-focused hedge fund launched by Hong Kong-based investment adviser Arena Capital Management. Arena, which was
FRM Capital Advisors or “FCA”, the seeding division of FRM (Man Group plc‘s fund of hedge fund division) has entered into a strategic relationship with a Japan focused hedge fund. FCA will make a significant investment in a fund launched
London-based RAB Capital, one of the city’s most respected hedge funds, has shut down its Asia-focused fund – the RAB-Pi Asia Fund Ltd
Jersey-based Altis Partners, the Channel Island’s first ever CTA, has now become the first Jersey hedge fund to open an office in Hong Kong.
QuantHouse, S&P Capital IQ’s real time operation and the global provider of trading solutions, has aligned with KVH, Asia’s leading information delivery platform, to enable its clients to benefit from proximity to the main Asian exchanges. The demand for proximity
Fortress Investment Group has closed the Fortress Japan Opportunity Fund II (FJOF II) at its cap of JPY130bn, or approximately USD1.65bn. FJOF II is a successor fund to the Fortress Japan Opportunity Domestic Fund (FJOF), which closed in June 2010
TAIFEX, the Taiwan Futures Exchange, and Eurex Exchange, the international derivatives marketplace, have announced a product cooperation to trade and clear derivatives based on the TAIEX index, one of the most heavily traded Asian equity indexes. A letter of intent
