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For John Ho’s Hong Kong-based Janchor Partners Pan Asian Fund, things continue to go from strength to strength.
London-based Aspect Capital, founded in 1997 by Michael Adam and Martin Lueck, two of the original founders of AHL, in addition to Anthony Todd and Eugene Lambert, have developed a
Last year was very much “risk off” when it came to investing into Asia Pacific hedge funds, largely as a result of the worrying European sovereign debt crisis.
Chinese property stocks will continue to be a key focus for the Richland Emerging Opportunities Fund according to Alex Au, CIO of Hong Kong-based Richland
Boyer Allan Investment Management has decided to call time on its Boyer Allan Japan Fund, officially converting it into an emerging markets fund instead, reported
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking is combining its existing cross asset product offering to UK Professional Asset Managers under the new ‘SOLENTIS’ range.
The SOLENTIS team will bring all the existing component parts together under one focused team offering both syndicated and bespoke structured solutions to suit the cross asset needs of professional investors.
SOLENTIS brings the solutions-driven approach, usually only offered to very large institutional investors, to mainstream UK discretionary investment managers.
The solutions offered under one focused team will allow investors to optimise their risk/return profile and take full advantage of new market opportunities. Moreover, the
By Rick Gorter – Earlier this year, a shadow seemed to hang over the fund administration sector in the Cayman Islands, amid reports of staff cuts and movement of operations to lower-cost jurisdictions. While some of this may have taken place, the overall view of the sector is that of steady growth.
As the world moves further away from the financial downturn, the alternative asset investment sector is looking at the future from a positive viewpoint. From a fund administration perspective, business can only get bigger. After the Madoff scandal, most hedge funds have parked their administrative responsibilities in the
By Alan Raftery – There is a new-found hedge fund environment and the message for all involved is clear – be prepared. Today, it is vital for all in the hedge fund industry to have the right tools to survive and succeed in a volatile setting.
One of the most important requirements is the right technology and operational infrastructure, one that can deliver the service levels required by clients and their investors, and that can ensure smooth transition of front-to-back offering – from order management through to accounting. Increasing efficiencies while having the flexibility to adapt to different trends is
By Simon Gray – For years, industry professionals acknowledge, the Cayman Islands financial services sector – and the territory’s government – remained largely silent as the jurisdiction was branded as the epitome of the real and supposed ills of the offshore financial industry – tax evasion, money laundering, fraud and worse. But those days are now decisively over.
For at least two decades the islands have suffered from a dramatic dichotomy between its image among financial sector professionals, among whom its depth of expertise and experience is well established, and that held by the general public – including many politicians,
By Rohan Small (pictured) and Jeffrey Short – The Cayman Islands – one of the world’s leading offshore jurisdictions for the establishment of investment funds – has faced many tests to copper-fasten its dominant position. And now, even in the face of its toughest test ever in terms of intensifying laws on regulation and transparency, both from the European Union and the US, the fund jurisdiction looks set to overcome yet another hurdle.
Take the new EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. The AIFMD will impose a number of additional registration and reporting requirements on alternative investment funds as well
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