The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released a consultation paper that outlines proposals to improve disclosure requirements for retail investors who invest in hedge funds. Consultation Paper 147 Hedge funds: Improving Disclosure for retail investors (CP 147) seeks
South Korea-based Truston Asset Management is preparing to launch a pan-Asia long/short equity fund from its Singapore office reported <
China is planning to allow overseas hedge funds to set up RMB-denominated products on the mainland and raise capital there reported the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s Engl
As reported last week, event-driven hedge funds in Asia attracted some USD765million in 2010 making them the region’s most popular strategy.
China has finally ushered in its first official regulated hedge fund.
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea (along with Russia) are expected to generate good returns in 2011.
London-based hedge fund, Caliburn Capital Partners, has elected Richard Williams, who works out of the firm’s Singapore office, as equity partner
Asian hedge fund specialists GFIA said Asian fund managers ended January with low net exposures, with selective net short exposures in countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. GFIA founder Peter Douglas said, "MPA Asia ended its sixth straight positive month with
Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the London Metal Exchange (LME) have successfully launched LME-SGX copper, aluminium and zinc futures providing retail investors in Asia and beyond easy access to global metals markets. The new futures contracts have already attracted strong interest
Asset management, private equity and hedge fund executives expect growth over the next year to come from smaller Asian economies such as Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea, according to a study commissioned by RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and
