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While some specialists, and a few global names, have had exposure to Asian hedge funds for 10 years or more, in 2003 global allocators began to review the universe of hedge fund managers in Asia mo
With its core PerTrac Analytical Platform product, PerTrac Financial Solutions is by far the largest player in the market in the market for providing asset allocation and investment analysis softwa
The hedge fund industry in Asia today resembles that in Europe a couple of years ago.
Hong Kong may remain the main Asian centre for hedge funds outside Japan, but its perennial rival Singapore is steadily gaining ground, thanks in part to a relaxed regulatory regime for managers th
As fast as hedge funds spring up to capitalise on the investment opportunities available in Asia’s dynamic and fast-growing markets, they are being shadowed by providers of services to the industry
The decision by Custom House Administration to establish a presence in Singapore is far from a spur-of-the moment action but part of an expansion plan we have been refining for several years.
A common view of Asia’s hedge fund industry is that it lags a few years behind its counterparts in the US and Europe.
Vikram Pandit is to be named CEO of Citi Alternative Investments following the agreement by Citigroup to acquire Old Lane Partners, LP.
Citi is to acquire 100% of the outstanding partnership interests in Old Lane Partners, LP and Old Lane Partners, GP, LLC ("Old Lane"), the highly-regarded manager of a global, multi-strategy hedge fund and a private equity fund with total assets under management and private equity commitments of approximately USD 4.5 billion. Old Lane will operate as part of Citi Alternative Investments (CAI), Citi’s integrated alternative investments platform. The financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.
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Deutsche Börse has further expanded its customized indices offering a World Nuclear Power Index for JPMorgan.
Rye Brook, NY-based Kenmar is to launch the Kenmar Global ECO Fund SPC Limited, a socially responsible investment vehicle.
Investors are increasingly favoring corporate practices that are environmentally responsible, support workplace diversity, and increase product safety and quality. The Fund’s objective is to address the attainable merger of economic, environmental, ecological and socially responsible stakeholder concerns with the concurrent goal of capital appreciation. The Fund will primarily invest with asset management companies whose approach to underlying investments are within sustainable and ecological guidelines.
According to Marc Goodman and Ken Shewer, Co-Chief Executive Officers and Co-Chief Investment Officers of Kenmar: ‘We
