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February 2011
February 24, 2011
Lester Poon’s decision to house Pedder Street Asia Absolute Return Fund on Cheetah’s platform has paid off, giving him more time to focus on market dynamics, stock-picking and fund management
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February 24, 2011
The latest AsiaHedge new funds survey finds that despite a slightly lacklustre second half, the full year of 2010 saw as many as 95 new funds garnering $3.84 billion in assets, though rising barriers to entry meant that most of the capital went to managers with a strong pedigree
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February 23, 2011
AsiaHedge’s first regional roundtable focused on creating, operating and growing an institutional-grade hedge fund platform out of Asia today
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February 23, 2011
What are the key operational and infrastructure issues investors look for today?
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February 23, 2011
How are Asian hedge funds modifying or rebuilding their business model?
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February 23, 2011
Have funds come under pressure to offer discounts?
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February 23, 2011
Developments in fund structuring, domicile, investor terms, fees and operations
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February 23, 2011
What qualities do you need to succeed?
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February 23, 2011
How hard is it to hire good talent in Asia?
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February 23, 2011
How are funds adapting to the new regulatory norms?
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February 22, 2011
Jonathan Herbert’s background as a former bond trader has also helped to shape his approach to risk
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February 22, 2011
Opportunities exist among good companies burdened by leverage and the fall-out from the global financial crisis
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February 22, 2011
Strong three-year growth of the Swiss private bank’s flagship fund has created a firm platform for the group to expand its alternatives business
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February 22, 2011
Michael Browne and Steve Frost have been running long/short equity money together since 1989 – at BZW, Chase, Sofaer Capital and, since the middle of last year, at their new home at Martin Currie – making them one of the longest-standing equity fund management partnerships in London
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February 22, 2011
New fund launches in Europe showed year-on-year growth for the first time since 2006 last year – both in numbers and in assets. But the pace is still way below its pre-crisis peak levels
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February 03, 2011
Post-portfolio rationalisation, the UK’s Merseyside has settled on PAAMCO to handle oversight of its alternative investments
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February 03, 2011
Institutional allocations hit pre-2008 levels with $22bn in confirmed 2010 search activity
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February 03, 2011
Focused portfolios coupled with high-quality reporting have helped the firm build a solid performance record over the past few years
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February 03, 2011
Blackstone’s second seeding vehicle, Strategic Alliance II, has just launched with $2.35bn and seeks to invest $100m apiece in 15 to 20 star managers