Silk Road Management has launched the Silk Road Australia Index (SILKAU), a debut benchmark that includes largest Mongolia and Central Asia-focused companies with listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). The index currently covers 10 companies with the total market
John Zwaanstra, a former Soros Fund Management LLC trader, plans to return outside capital in Penta Investment Advisers, an Asia-focused hedge fund he establishe
Eurex Exchange is to list and clear index futures based on the TA-25 index, Israel’s blue chip index and one of the most heavily traded regional equity indices. The move is the result of a new agreement between Eurex Exchange
Europe’s leading seeding platform, IMQubator (IMQ), and Synergy Fund Management, a Hong Kong-based fund manager established by Eliza Lau
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) and the London Metal Exchange (LME) have formed the board of LME Clear, the LME's self-clearing platform currently in development. LME Clear is on track to launch, as planned, on 22 September 2014.
Offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has opened an office in Hong Kong to provide clients and intermediaries with access to the firm’s offshore legal services in an Asian time zone. The office opening has been timed to coincide with celebrations
Two former ICBC Credit Suisse Asset Management (International) portfolio managers have started their own hedge fund to invest in China in a clear sign that Beijing's new reform agenda is drawing investors. Genesis Capital Investment, founded by Kang Hao, the
Hedge funds delivered their third consecutive month of positive returns as global markets maintained their upward momentum. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 1.37 per cent during the month, edging past the MSCI World Index, which gained 1.27 per
TAIFEX, the Taiwan Futures Exchange, and Eurex Exchange, the international derivatives marketplace and part of Deutsche Börse Group, plan to launch the Eurex/TAIFEX Link on 15 May 2014. With this link, Eurex Exchange will list TAIEX futures and options as
Laven Partners, a global consulting firm focused on the alternatives industry, has partnered up with GFIA Pte, a Singapore-based hedge fund consulting firm, to provide a comprehensive
